Thursday, April 17, 2008

Ode to Thiebaud Landscapes

Hill Street (Day City) 1981. Oil on canvas, 48 x 36 in. Collection of Robert Lehrman, Washington D.C.
Green River Lands, 1998. Oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in. Private collection

Channel Farms, 1996. Oil on wood, 10 x 14 in. Collection of Linda and Jon Gruber.


Window Views 1993. Oil on canvas, 72 x 64 in. Private collection.


Ripley Ridge, 1977. Oil on canvas, 48 x 36 in. Collection of Paul LeBaron Thiebaud.




Farm Channel 1996. Oil on canvas, 10 x 14 in, private collection.
Here is an ode to Wayne Thiebaud's colorful and somewhat abstracted landscapes. The city scapes are captivating the way the hills look so steep and distorted. They are all California scenes. The rivers and farms remind me of a fleeting visual memory: flying over Amsterdam's outskirts, looking down to see tulip fields and waterways.

3 comments:

Showing Up for the Muse said...

Oh- now that i've driven 1182 miles up and down the california hills I can SEE the Thiebaud! Thanks.

amanda blake said...

i was obsessed with him in college and forgot all about him, thanks for the reminder.
amanda

artslice said...

You betcha! Who doesn't love him?!

Brenda