“Clarity, Calm and Focus” Expressionist Street Light Painting in Pink

CLARITY, CALM AND FOCUS

Acrylic, metal leaf on paper.

17” x 12”. 2020.

This cityscape painting is inspired by a street light on a quiet street in Pasadena. The ornate, moulded globe is unique in its design: stacked high like a ballerina’s bun. I was intrigued by the complexity of the globe and decided to use a soft color palette. The result is a calming painting which possesses qualities of translucence and stoic femininity.

The gilded lantern reflects light and gives the impression the light is “turned on.”

The work is 17”x12” on heavyweight, vellum-surface paper. Signed front. Signed and dated on back. This work is framed behind glass in a matte gold, metal frame.

Bio:

Teale Hatheway is a Los Angeles based artist known for her paintings and installations of architecture, street lights and ornamental details. Her work contemplates ideas of memory, experience and the soulful residue left behind as people inhabit, use and pass-through physical spaces. Visit artist’s portfolio site here.