DTLA View from Griffith

c. 2025 
Gouache and colored pencil on watercolor paper
5.5" x 7.5" (canvas)
6" x 8" (frame)

Original work signed by the artist. No prints available.

In this composition, Eunice Lee utilizes the historic vantage point of the Griffith Observatory to explore the atmospheric tension between the natural topography of Mount Hollywood and the sprawling urban density of the Los Angeles Basin. Lee employs a rigorous en plein air methodology, a practice rooted in the 19th-century Impressionist tradition of capturing the "momentary" through immediate, gestural application. 

The work is characterized by a sophisticated alla prima technique, where the artist’s fast, loose brushwork serves as a direct transcript of the shifting Southern California light. By focusing her lens on the distant silhouette of Downtown Los Angeles, Lee moves beyond mere documentation, instead offering a study of color and haze that defines the city’s contemporary identity. This piece, executed on-site, stands as a testament to the artist's ongoing investigation into the permanence of geography versus the fleeting nature of light and atmosphere.