Venus of Culver City
Added 2021-01-13 19:35:58 +0000 UTCVenus of Culver City is the portrait of a friend, Gabrielle, whom I have painted many times over the years, and who was born in Los Angeles in the area near Culver City, by Kenneth Hahn Park, where the oil derricks are. This painting has a beautiful home in Beachwood Canyon with its owner, who was an attorney in Belgium but returned to L.A. for chef school and is also now creating exquisite soaps. He had a dinner party for me and the painting, upon the occasion of its hanging, and his guests asked me questions throughout dinner. I was reluctant to answer many of them since I have always thought that what the viewer feels the paintings is about is what the painting is about. Obviously, we discussed the environment, feminism, activism, Culver City, and Venus, but I welcome your comments on these subjects, as well as on what you feel or think when you look at this painting.
