Rockwell painted Happy Skiers on a Train in 1948 at the height of his success, describing it as a ‘timid commuter who finds himself on a train packed with boisterous weekenders on their way to the ski slopes.’ To create the composition, he had train seats sent to his studio in Arlington and asked his friends to pose as passengers. The woman in the upper right-hand corner is his wife, Mary. . . . . . #normanrockwell #normanrockwellpainting #normanrockwellart #illustration #illustrator #people #painting #art #artist #train #skiing #ski #commuter #passanger