Jesse AldanaThat Time It Snowed on the Hollywood Sign, Oil Painting2023
2023
About the Item
Artist Comments
Artist Jesse Aldana presents an expansive view of Los Angeles, showing the famous Hollywood sign in the distance. The piece captures a dramatic passage from a winter-long climax of stormy weather. "For a moment, the Hollywood Hills were cast in shadow, and heavy clouds opened to shine a spotlight on the snow-covered ridges beyond the Valley," says Jesse. He intuitively finds the balance between the sweeping panorama of mountains and the towering concrete architecture of the city.
About the Artist
California artist Jesse Aldana uses the ritual of sunrise and sunset to capture the spirit of the west. Using a hybrid of realist brushwork and an almost surreal absence of humans, Jesse documents residential neighborhoods, main thoroughfares and coastal scenes across the great city of Los Angeles. Reminiscent of Ed Ruscha, Jesse’s work acts as both a record of the current landscape as well as a metaphor for the openness and sense of opportunity that continually draw settlers to the west coast. Jesse says of California, “the sky is an overwhelming presence.†He frames his big sky compositions with narrow palm trees and low-slung buildings at the periphery of the canvas to illustrate the scale of the scene. In doing so, the viewer can begin to appreciate the sentiment of the final frontier. Jesse works from a home studio in Los Angeles using photographs that he takes of the surrounding area as source material. He holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA from The New York Academy of Art. He regularly exhibits at the Beverly Hills Art Show.
Words that describe this painting: winter, snow, Hollywood sign, city, drama, cityscape, landscape, clouds, storm, mountains, LA, Los Angeles, California, skyline, sky, architecture, shadow, oilpaint, realism, travel, architecture, travel, realism, oil painting, grey
That Time It Snowed on the Hollywood Sign
Jesse Aldana
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2023
16 in. h x 20 in. w x 1 in. d
1 lbs. 2 oz.
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- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:That Time It Snowed on the Hollywood Sign. Jesse Aldana. Oil painting on stretched canvas. Finished white edges. Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on back.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
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