layers of time + tom burckhardt

Waiting for the 7 Train platform at Bryant Park today, I spied this beautiful detail on one of the steel posts. This sort of window in time gets me every time. I love the colors, the thickness of paint, and underneath it all, the rust. All beautiful.Do you know the artist Tom Burckhardt? This detail reminds me of the clouds in his paintings. I like the glossy surfaces of Burckhardt's enamel