Yep, Silverlake snuck into the background. But nobody should try to find their house. The Hessquake shuffled the architecture rather dramatically.
This will show at Koplin Del Rio Gallery (Culver City, CA), in a group exhibition opening September 8th. The group theme is narrative.

Wish I could be there! Unfortunately I live in Houston now, but I will contact you the next time I’m in LA and maye you can point me in the right direction then.

Thank you very much, Richard. It helps to have started doing this at a young age, and being able to paint uninterrupted for most of 35 years. In this piece I’m kind of surprising myself that I still have the stamina to go 15 hours without much of a break. I’m 20 again!

Money can’t buy love, but it seems fear works pretty well!

Okay! There he is, the original nude hunter. I mean the guy on the horse!

Yep, overtime pay of minus 7 dollars an hour. I was working so hard I forgot to go in and watch Breaking Bad at ten.

As Andalucian had to look up the AARP and smile: I stretch out for a siesta in the foliage.

I’ve invented the landscape, but I walk in Griffith Park several times a week. Silverlake was in mind for the reservoir, but the houses are invented.
I laid down a patchwork of mostly earth tones, with a range of tonalities. Some turquoise, too. When it was dry I went back in and started doing the dark negative shapes. In some areas, before doing the negative darks, I’d lay in more distinct leaves and stalks, then paint around those too, being sure to leave some of that original earth tone next to it. Glazing, some midtone color, and highlights will pull it all together.

Thanks, Faati!

Hi Faati, had to look up “scrumptious”; it’s like “appealing”. That’s what it is to me. Saludo de Andalucia/Spain

Thanks, Joanne!