Shed, Long Beach
Oil on linen12x16.
On our weekend bike trip Sharon and I finally made it to Long Beach via the San Gabriel River Bike path. This little shed near some kind of valve main all by itself. That along with the light struck me as a nice subject. I finally found a hour to paint it. I'm still shaking off the rust...
posted by william wray at 11:21 AM
22 Comments:
Love it. Great colors. Rust? Don't see it.
Love the color, especially the coolish background. Great brushwork too.
rusty or not,you cought that light.
it feels fresh and light harted
Nice one. The gray nuetrals color of the wet sand really helps that sun-lit side of the shed pop. Cool.
even with your hands tied behind your back you will continue to produce great work. Glad you found some time. Really love the depth.
I like the solitude in it. It looks like it holds the memories of other buildings, but ironically has survived them despite it being th runt of the city.
The deep space spiral composition gets 'em every time. Toss in the anthropomorphic shack and you have yourself a tried and true pop song. . . not easy to do you punk.
Great use of color on this one. It really pops without being too garish.
This really turned out nice. Looks sort of beachy!
Do you paint these in situe or from photos later, William?
I like the isolation and the color...
Nice one!
Mike trust me a bit of rust.
Bill, your paintings are an endless inspiration.It's relieving to hear another artist feel he's getting "too tight" again. It's easy to fall into that rut again isn't it? ESPECIALLY juggling commercial work-which tends to be tighter and more restrictive... I have to get out and do some painting too. Thanks for the visual kick in the ass! Good stuff as always...and great commentary.
thanks Tony-- It was tempting to detail that more--
thanks rob-- I felt that way doing it. So nice to paint for me...
Hey Ed, Wet sand? Opps!
Hey Robin,
Thanks, but I hope I never have to paint with mu teeth.
Hey BG for some reason down Whittier and Long Beach way they have huge tracks of parkland and city/ DWP areas. So lots of stuff is still old and untouched.
The light was worth chasing in that one - nice
Dear Steven,
Thanks for explaining that to me, I wish I had gone to art school. I thought it was a shed in a dirt field, now I know its a shed from space.
Shaking off the rust eh??? WTF?? This piece is AMAZING Bill... I love the punchy colour and design.. very strong indeed! The colour of the shadow cast by the shack is spot on!!
Thanks Dan,
kind of like your pecs after they have been oiled and stimulated by the tanning bed.
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