“The painting got dirty, and that grit is interesting. In the far distance someone was doing wheelies and racing their car.The shadow of a tall concrete wall hugs the lower right. The shallow LA River is a dark blue line. The paper is rough like concrete. It’s all sunny concrete to the horizon.”
LA River by Elysian Valley and N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles California
08.2025 (frame), 06.2022 (artwork)
11 x 9.25 x 1.2 in. (frame), 5.25 × 7.25 in. (artwork)
oil colors, acrylic, paper, fiberboard, museum board, veneer plywood, epoxy, polyurethane
Frames are hand-fabricated by the artist using unique processes
Series 5
David Eli Tompkins
“The painting got dirty, and that grit is interesting. In the far distance someone was doing wheelies and racing their car.The shadow of a tall concrete wall hugs the lower right. The shallow LA River is a dark blue line. The paper is rough like concrete. It’s all sunny concrete to the horizon.”
LA River by Elysian Valley and N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles California
08.2025 (frame), 06.2022 (artwork)
11 x 9.25 x 1.2 in. (frame), 5.25 × 7.25 in. (artwork)
oil colors, acrylic, paper, fiberboard, museum board, veneer plywood, epoxy, polyurethane
Frames are hand-fabricated by the artist using unique processes
Series 5
David Eli Tompkins
