LOS ANGELES RIVER SERIES #51
Los Angeles River Series #51
Warner Brothers Back Lot
Studio City
Oil on Canvas 24” x 18” x 1.5”
Los Angeles River Series 51
(2021)
Painting 51 depicts the Warner Brothers Studios back lot located directly adjacent to the banks of the Los Angeles River. Visible in this painting are old vehicles, parked catering trucks, and the costume warehouse to the left in the distance.
In this area of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles River appears particularly manufactured, sterile and artificial. How appropriate that Los Angeles, a city known for its entertainment industry of perfect bodies and wrinkle-free face lifts would have its namesake river artificially formed into characterless smooth-bottomed concrete ribbons.
Even so, in this maligned, mostly forgotten engineered state, the Los Angeles River still seems to show a distinctive beauty capturing LA’s silvery light, its sunshine, shadows and architecture. My purpose in painting this series is to showcase this hidden beauty and perhaps build support for the meaningful revitalization of this important urban resource.
If you are interested in this painting, you may like others that are available in the
Store. If you would like to learn more about the City of Los Angeles' River Project, explore the links below.
More on the Los Angeles Revitalization Project
An interactive map that highlights a number of the developments planned and occurring along the Los Angeles River.
Home of the Los Angles River Project, an organization dedicated to restoring the vital ecosystem along the river.
