Empty Lot on Greenville Street

11/23/2009

Empty Lot on Greenville Street

I often pass this space while walking the dog. It is a very unremarkable lot. However there is something I find attractive about it. So much so, I set my painting rig up on the sidewalk and painted the back corner. Again, it is the distant space, the one hinted at on the other side of the trees that I find the most compelling. It is far from being an open expanse but the same qualities of the the space beyond still exists. If you look at many of my paintings, the distant horizon, the distant space is quietly celebrated.

Nov 23, 2009 10:08:07 PM | Paintings

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WELL, FOR AN UNREMARKABLE LOT, YOU REALLY PAINTED IT INTO SOMETHING QUITE BEAUTIFUL. IT SO REMINDS ME OF SO MANY DIFFERENT COVES IN GOLDEN GATE PARK, SAN FRANCISCO.
JOHN,IF YOU,AND ANN HAVE NEVER BEEN TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND THE COAST OF OREGON, AND WASHINGTON TO SEE THE TREES THERE, I HOPE YOU GET THERE. THE TREES ARE AWESOME IN A DIFFERENT WAY THEN THEY ARE ON OUR EAST COAST.

Posted by: DONNA | 12/14/2009 at 06:28 PM

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