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Submitted: September 14, 2006
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Kitsilano Neighborhoodby `Laurazee

Traditional Art / Paintings / Landscapes & Scenery

Acrylic on Canvas, 30" x 20". Done sometime in March, 2006. This is an example of making everyday scenes interesting and extraordinary through warped perspective and bright cheerful colors.

I think I'd like that to be my theme if I ever grow up and become a real Artist. I like the everyday stuff, scenes and images that people recognize because they walk by them everyday. Sometimes, there are days when something just ordinary becomes absolutely beautiful, due to whatever effects of light or season or one's own mood. That's what I was trying to capture with this Kitsilano neighborhood. It's a street in Kits on 7th Avenue between MacDonald and Stephens. I used to live near there about a decade or so ago. This is a picture for my brother's place: he lives just behind the red tree, actually. There's a wall in his place that needs a painting - a wide expanse that you see right when you walk in the door. So, I guess my goal was to create something cheerful that you see right when walking in the door after just having seen the real thing outside.

My husband noted that the interesting points are: why is that one house red? (I didn't invent that, it really is) and why would someone make their house red when all the other houses are blues and greens? And why does that one house on the left not have white trim? Again, that's how it is. He liked the sloping staircases, which reminded him of bridges. I like them too - it gives the painting some motion, some instability. That's also characteristic of Kits.

I think my favorite thing is the sky and I like the autumn tree. It wasn't autumn when I took the picture, but I've seen Kits in autumn. To me, this is one of those ephemeral September afternoons where everything is crisp and clean and bright and the trees are turning colors. The stage only lasts for about a week in Vancouver before the rain starts!

*LeonieZurakowsky Dec 9, 2011 Digital Artist

I can't help but think of one of my favourite Japanese words "natsukashi" which means like nostalgic and yet not fully in the past or something like that...[link] helps to explain it. All of your paintings really resonate with my 45+ years in and around Vancouver!

~RestlessCiok Mar 27, 2007

this is incredible! It kind of reminds me of Alice in Wonderland.

`Laurazee Mar 27, 2007 Professional Traditional Artist

Thanks! I like to think also inspired by Saturday Morning Cartoons!

*Viscious-Speed Jan 8, 2007 General Artist

Well, I gotta say, the warped perspective & bright cheery colors are fabulous! Another beauty!

`Laurazee Jan 9, 2007 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you - it's one of my favorites, too! I appreciate the comment.

~laturia Dec 1, 2006

Looks great!

~Tomtemor Nov 10, 2006 Traditional Artist

Gorgeous piece, I luv this original style!

So much vinrant colours and the style feels so... playful somehow^^

~dehydrogenated Nov 6, 2006

The houses look alive!

~LisaKoubou Sep 15, 2006 Professional Photographer

This style is very different than your more abstract series. I love that it reminds me of a childhood fanasty land. It brings to mind the days my parents would take me to Idlewild park which is a theme park for story book characters. Thanks for giving me the chance to go down memory lane.

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