Jesse AldanaThere Might Be Something in the Water, Oil Painting2022
2022
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Artist Jesse Aldana paints a dreamy seascape with an accidental guest caught swimming in the background. "At a certain time of year, at a certain time of day, clouds and sun, and reflections on the water might combine by dazzling the eye and inspiring a vision of things that might not be there," says Jesse. He creates a playful scene with a serpentine silhouette suggesting the existence of a creature making its appearance so close to the shore.
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: sea serpent, Nessie, ocean, water, seascape, clouds, fantasy, cloudscape, shore, beach, sand, waves, ocean, horizon, oilpaint, realism, fantasy, seascape, realism, oil painting, grey
There Might Be Something in the Water
Jesse Aldana
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2022
36 in. h x 48 in. w x 1 in. d
6 lbs. 0 oz.
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- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:There Might Be Something in the Water. Jesse Aldana. Oil painting on stretched canvas. Finished white edges. Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 747891stDibs: LU922111115912
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