Saharan Sunset

...As in the Saharan Motor Hotel on Sunset Boulevard LA. Another high-contrast, high-saturation painting making the most of the contrast by looking straight into the setting sun. I decided to make the road and pavement deserted of cars and people for a more surreal effect; I also chose an odd height for the observer to be. We are about ten feet in the air in this picture which also gives it a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere. Oil on linen 20" x 16". There is a step-by-step progress through this painting in earlier posts on this blog.