LOS ANGELES RIVER SERIES #15
Los Angeles River Series #15
The 26th Street Bridge in Orange
Maywood
Oil on Canvas 24”x 30”x1.5”
Los Angeles River Series #15
(2019)
Views of the downtown city skyline are generally not visible from most areas of the Los Angles basin because industrial buildings and general development blocks one’s line of sight. This is true in the Maywood area as it is elsewhere. However, looking north toward the Los Angeles skyline from nearby bridges and overpasses is a different story. The wide girth of the Los Angeles River channel prevents development along its path, opening sight lines. Standing on these river crossings, looking north along the path of the river during the golden hours of sunrise and sunset or after winter rains when clouds paint the sky, yields among the most beautiful river and city skyline vistas anywhere in the Los Angeles basin.
The15th painting of the Los Angeles River series shows one such view. Late afternoon hazy sunlight casts a golden aura across sky, river, and distant buildings. The river’s hallmark electrical towers and overhead power lines slice the vista into curvilinear forms. When pieced together, the scene looks like a giant assembled puzzle that is broadcast across a vast horizon for millions to see. Some will pause and look up at this day’s last gift, a painted puzzle in the sky.
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