10 Custom Oil Paintings From the City That Changed You
Through the blurred glass of a rainy day, your favorite place lives again. Hand-painted by a master of atmospheric cityscapes, only 10 commissions available this year.
We Don’t Just Paint Cities. We Paint Feelings.
For over 30 years, Michael Steinbrick has captured more than skylines, he paints the moment you looked back at your city for the last time, the cab ride before goodbye, the quiet blur before everything changed.
Using oil on canvas and his signature technique, a city seen through a rain-slicked windshield mid-wipe, each painting becomes a memory in motion. A fleeting second, made permanent.
This is not a filter. This is not a photograph.
This is your story, told through brushstroke, color, and light.
From Blurry Memory to Framed Masterpiece
“He painted what I remembered, not what I saw.”
“My work reflects a spiritual experience, when something higher takes over the eye.”
— Michael Steinbrick
What They Remember Most…
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“I thought I was buying a painting of my city. What I got was a memory, sealed in oil. The foggy rain, the headlights, the exact feeling of that night, he captured it all. It lives on my wall now.”
— Elena D., San Francisco
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“He painted the intersection where my father waved goodbye before moving. I see it every day. It doesn’t just show a place, it holds a moment. And it feels alive.”
— Tariq H., London
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“When my son opened it, he cried. He’d left New York years ago, but somehow this painting brought it back in full color. We’re passing it down one day.”
— Lillian M., New York
What You Receive With Every Commission
✔ Custom oil painting on archival canvas
✔ Story-driven concept
✔ Artist signature & certificate
✔ Lifetime value
✔ Personal review & emotional consultation
Featured In
Art Expo New York
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Art Vancouver
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Affordable Art Fair
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Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art Journal
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Art Expo New York • Art Vancouver • Affordable Art Fair • Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art Journal •
What Goes Into Every Painting
✔ 10–20+ hours of brushwork
✔ Decades of experience
✔ Premium-grade oil and canvas
✔ No prints, no shortcuts
✔ Your moment, sealed for life
Apply to Commission a Painting
Only 10 commissions will be accepted this year.
We personally review each story to select the ones that move us most.
If chosen, we’ll follow up within 24 hours to begin your custom painting journey
You won’t be added to any lists. We’ll only contact you if your story is selected.
What Happens Next
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📝 Step 1: Submit Your Story
Share the city, the moment, and what it means to you.
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👀 Step 2: Personal Review
We personally read each story and select the 10 that resonate most.
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🎨 Step 3: Commission Begins
If selected, you'll hear from us within 24 hours to confirm details and begin your painting.
The Man Behind the Rain
Michael Steinbrick’s work has been exhibited across New York, London, Singapore, Dublin, and Miami. With over 30 international shows, his cityscapes are collected by clients worldwide, drawn to the way he transforms everyday streets into cinematic memories.
Educated in both the U.S. and the Netherlands, and inspired by realists like Edward Hopper and Richard Estes, Michael’s paintings capture a quiet solitude in the chaos, what he calls “a spiritual experience… when a higher level of consciousness takes over the eye.”
These aren’t just city scenes. They’re meditations on memory, movement, and light.
They are painted in oil.
They are made to last.
They are made for those who still feel something when they look back.