Sunday, January 3, 2010
320 South Boston Building
I knew when I took the photo of this view of the 320 South Boston Building (one of my favorites of our skyline), that the distortions of perspective due to the camera lens would lend itself to a fun abstracted view of this scene. It seemed appropriate to break away from the smaller scale paintings and do this one fairly large at 24 x 18". I also chose to do this painting on canvas rather than the prepped panels I’ve been using. It was nice to have the soft "springy" feel for a change, but also called for a light touch. This painting too was done with heavy body acrylics, a bit more challenging on a larger scale. I began with blocking in the large geometric shapes and then just selecting some areas of detail to establish the context without being too tedious. I also kept the values range fairly close to create a brighter feeling with lots of "air". Also the brushwork was intentionally blurred into the periphery to force the eye up the towers and create that childlike wonder of visiting the "big city" for the first time.
The 320 South Boston Building was originally built in 1917 as a 10 story building and was expanded to its present dimensions of 22 stories in 1929. It was the tallest building in Oklahoma until 1931.Lori Cain is a residential Realtor with Chinowth & Cohen Realtors serving the greater Tulsa Oklahoma area, including midtown Tulsa, Owasso, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Sand Springs and Jenks. Please visit Lori’s web site, LoriCain.com or call 918-852-5036.
