This is my painting from last week of the Southwestern Academy in San Marino. When I was a child, it was a military academy. I actually knew two boys who were sent there because they were unruly. Military school was one of my father's favorite threats. The Academy used to have a cannon in front that Caltech students used to delight in painting and/or stealing. Finally the cannon was gifted to Caltech, probably around the same time the school stopped being a military school. The school still has a Washington Hall and a Lincoln Hall and a replica of the log cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born. This is Lincoln Hall, as you can almost read, while experiencing something similar to my own nearsightedness. I kind of botched the drawing, but it doesn't bother me too much. It's good I don't build bridges.
Turned out beautifully Barbara! Such wonderful values.
ReplyDeleteI like this one lots. Angles and contrasts. Nicely put together.
ReplyDeleteI remember a certain fear about the academy - and also that you never saw a trace of humanity at that place. Like some total creep zone. And now I wonder when exactly the cannon disappeared since I don't seem to have taken notice.
I've recently made friends with a woman who teaches math and science there. Mostly international students. Very interesting lady who has long roots here in LA. Downey/Covina to be specific. Back when it was rural.
Some other people mentioned the lack of visible signs of student life. I'm not sure what it means that I never noticed that.
DeleteBreathtakingly beautiful Barbara!
ReplyDeleteDo you ever paint miniatures? I would love to see the log cabin. If it's perfectly to scale, you'd need the surrounding room as perspective.
ReplyDeleteDo you mean paintings of miniatures or miniature paintings? Although probably the answer is the same either way - not exactly, but it sounds kind of appealing. I think I took pictures of the cabin. Wait. I'm confused.
DeleteWOW... just wow!
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