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Santa Monica Blvd. IV

Santa Monica Blvd. IV, California Landscape Painting

5/17/2011 2:33:44 AM
by Keiko Tanabe - 6 Comments
Topics: California Landscapes | Poems/Quotes 

Sunshine, traffic congestion, beaches and mountains, pollution.  Shopping malls, theme parks, palm-lined streets and vast urban sprawl.  Mansions for the super-rich and shelters for the homeless.  And did I mention traffic jams?

The freeways are just like a maze, and so is their culture.  Many ethnic communities are scattered throughout the city.  They speak different languages and eat different food.  If you know which community to go to, you can find almost anything from any part of the world.

Daily life in a city so diverse as Los Angeles can be as different as chalk and cheese for each one who lives there.  But no matter how exciting, stressful, fun or boring a day has been, it will come to an end.  And here it often does with the glorious sunset light.

California sunset / Going down in the west / All the colors in the sky / Kiss another day goodbye.  (Lyrics from "California Sunset" by Neil Young)

Santa Monica Blvd. IV

Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 14.25 x 21.5 inches (36 x 54.5 cm)
Frame/Mat: No

Purchase: Please send me an email for details.

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6 Responses to Santa Monica Blvd. IV, California Landscape Painting

traffic jams! oh, its a worldwide big problem in many many countries, same as Bangladesh. Thank you.

--- musstafa monzu, bangladesh

Mustafa, thank you so much for your visit and comment.

The shadows from the trees hitting the street really makes the painting. Your subtle colors are powerful and rich, the depth, perspective and dynamics of the painting are terrific. Much respect, Jim

James, sorry for my late response. I really appreciate your generous comment, and I am glad you liked this one.

Madame Keiko: la felicito porque creo que es usted una de las mejores acuarelistas de este siglo. Es maravilloso cómo sabe captar el ambiente de las ciudades,de la naturaleza y de los cafés. Siendo española y, por tanto, europea, me gustan mucho sus watercolors de Europa, pero también las japonesas.En realidad, todas.
Estoy muy interesada en aprender un poco con usted, pero soy profesora en la Universidad de Valencia (España) y solo tengo las fiestas de Navidad y hasta el 20 de enero. Acaso piensa venir a dar clases a cualquier ciudad europea por esas fechas? Estaría muy agradecida si me respondiera.
Otra vez, mi felicitación y me agradecimiento.
Lola.

sorry, too much late, i see this painting.
its a nice painting.

thanks to you.

--- mustafa monzu


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