The Malibu Creek Paintings

Valley At Dawn

This was a view of the valley at Malibu creek As you walk in there is a large fire road which you can walk along or ride your bike. This valley has a rather large stream running through. You can see across the valley and the light just spreads across, carving out different patterns as it strikes the trees and bushes and spreads across the grass. As I walked along I found a couple views I found very beautiful and used them for my painting.

Malibu Creek

This is a painting that kind of expresses the feeling of the area. This was a view from Mulholland drive. As I was driving along I stopped to walk around and looked down into the park. I saw some light as it was peaking itself out beyond the darker shadows of the mountains and reaching down to the valley floor. From the road it was way in the distance so you could see the light peaking out from different hills. I thought that created a lot of rich shapes and patterns and could do a painting from that. 

                                   

Distant Hills

Another painting that reflects a view into Malibu creek is Distant Hills. In this painting what intrigued me was the shape of the hills as they receded back into the distance. The light that came across the grass from one slopping hill and the sense of whole scene in panorama. The whole scene of light, expresses the a feeling of expanse and the sense of ambiance of light through nature and environment of the mountains and hills. It once again afforded the ability to create patterns and create designs out of the colors and shapes that emerge as the lightspread across the whole area.

Curve Right

This painting was done from the roads leading around the park. It was a painting that expresses the feeling of driving down one of those roads and wondering what’s around the curb, what other view might you come across. In this case there were patterns of shadows going across the street that I thought were very interesting. As you saw the patterns, your eyes moved into the distant curve that was going to disappear around the corner. It had not only interesting colors and shapes, but it had a strong psychological meaning as I stood there looking at it.

Decker Curve

This is another road painting where the shadows move across the street. They also continue in and out of the hills around it. There is a focus at the end of the street where the curve exists. It creates an interesting focus point that directs the eye around, as if you are going to move around into the curb. It expresses the issue of mystery that you feel when you are traveling and wondering where the road is taking you.