Mitchell FreifeldElm Motel, Oil Painting2023
2023
About the Item
Artist Comments
Artist Mitchell Freifeld takes the viewer on a road trip around the northwest, taking random turns in any direction on the oldest roads—no plans or destination. The Elm Motel comes into view. A mom-and-pop enterprise that has made one concession to progress—free TV. "The greatest gift is finding the little towns that have escaped the march of time and retain that lemonade on the front porch on a lazy summer afternoon feeling," says Mitchell. "In the morning, there were home-baked muffins."
About the Artist
Mitchell Freifeld cannot remember a time when he did not draw and paint. He won his first juried show at age 10 and decided that someday, he'd be a 'real painter.' He settled in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early '70s and got involved in the burgeoning tech industry. From there, he moved to Portland upon accepting an information technology position. On the drive home after being laid off the day of the September 11 terrorist attacks, he realized life is short and decided to devote himself full-time to painting. His work focuses on architecture and cityscapes, and portrays everyday places that become lost to our curiosity through sheer familiarity.
Words that describe this painting: buildings, travel, trees, motel, hotel, sign, road, street, roadside, town, text, travel, vacation, impressionism, oilpaint, architecture, signgage, architecture, impressionism, travel, oil painting, green
Elm Motel
Mitchell Freifeld
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2023
25 in. h x 28 in. w x 1.75 in. d
2 lbs. 3 oz.
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- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
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- Condition:Elm Motel. Mitchell Freifeld. Oil painting on stretched canvas. Painting wraps around edges. Varnished and Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front and back.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 759521stDibs: LU922112284312
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Medford, MA
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