Norwalk Palms
oil 12x16 on linen
In my quest to go simple and fast to stay loose and work within a limited time frame, here is a view of this empty road near the RR tracks off of Firestone near the 605. This is one of these odd industrial streets that isn't used much due to it's original function being subjected to ?. So you end up with a concrete wasteland of sorts. I do like wasted land like this it's the cities last "Open Space." I could also call this painting " 2's."
posted by william wray at 3:12 PM
37 Comments:
Nice, I like how you are capturing the "open space" with in a large city. Cool conflict of environments.
Sunglasses are suggested when viewing this piece. Ditto what trop said.
Very nice! It has a modern feel.
Beautiful William. I can't wait to move to California, an all new world to sketch for me.
Really really like this painting.
Great light on this one.
I don't think anyone can put as much into open space as you can. Seriously, I look at an empty street and I see something flat and grey. You look at it and you turn it into an amazing explosion of color and light that work together to make it into something amazing. I need to paint more, the world gets greyer to me everyday i don't.
Beautiful lighting and color. -James
Inspirational! Love your cool lighting, Bill!
Love it. I feel the glare of that sun. Now, if we only had a little sun in the Bay Area this week! I miss it.
Well done William. I've been watching your blog for a while for inspiration. This one does it.
If you don't mind my asking, how long did this one take you? Everyone's idea of a limited timeframe is different, and I suspect your's is quite short.
It'd be a skater's heaven, if only they could get a half-pipe.
Very nice - love the brush work -
This piece is STUNNING! I love the brushwork, the color, the composition... and what else is there?!!!
Nice one...
this one smokes man! the ground is working magic for you here...the right hue!
thanks trop--
Conflict is my biznez!
C- and while painting it.
thatks T- exactly what I want to get. ;-)
Stef, oh you will find lots to sketch---
Hey Johnnie-- thanks It was one of those bright, hot LA daze...
Egads! This one grabs me like nun in grade school with wooden ruler! Ouch! Sometimes it hurts so good!
Love this one, Bill! You bent it much in the way I imagine Beckham would if, say, he were a painter instead of a footballer.
hey Bill, great atmosphere and "feeling" on this one, it's one of my faves by you.
this one is just blindingly gorgeous!
Simon
Chia--!! How nice of you to say. I really appreciate you breaking out your feelings like that. However you have to get out and paint! Even the backyard or a still life. Do it man.
beautiful paintings, always love how your handle lighting and wonderful texture and brush strokes!
Your "quest to go simple" and stay fast and loose is like drawing here in Phoenix on my way to/from work. Do you ever Draw While Driving? I commit "DWD" at lights or stuck in traffic. The glaring light effects of the westbound commute, piles of wrecked cars in junkyards, the excitement of driving in a dust storm or the sweep of freeway exits crossing over each other is a real idea generator. The hell-bent traffic really forces fast work. Of course, it also creates the actual wrecked cars to go in the junkyards. I use a 31/2 x 5 Strathmore sketchpad & my car is never actually moving during drawing; but when you know how long you'll be at a light (45 seconds) it concentrates the mind wonderfully, as the quote goes.
thanks James and AJ!
Ed - sun or cool weather... i'll take cool, but i can't!
thanks David-- Come by often.
Hey Joe. about and hour and a half.
seems like a dream :)
Bg there is so much stuff like this in these industrial towns, I'm stunned I don't see more boarders. They seems to want to go where they are causing trouble near lots of people, in parks and store fronts.
thanks CDR!
Eric! thanks, I think you covered it all! ;-)
thanks Miles-- I'm working at it.
Such great colors and light. Thomas Kincaid has nothing on you oh master of blight.
This is beautiful. I've lived in Los Angeles my whole life, and this really captures a certain feeling that this city has-
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