Can you imagine living behind a giant billboard? The Urban Landscape Artists painted this morning in Oak Park. This neighborhood was one of the finest in Sacramento but fell on hard times. The homes are lovely and many have been repaired. Most are two story houses. Because of flooding, the living space was on the second level. Business sites are many along Broadway, but there are plenty of vacancies and closed down buildings. There has been a huge effort to resuscitate this section of Sacramento.
I chose this corner for my painting because of the vacant billboard space for rent. It is symptomatic of the area. I like the cast shadow of the billboard on the side of the house. The chain link fence is all too common along Broadway and may indicate removed structures. I was particularly fascinated by the cast shadows from the morning sun. I took a photo of the site for comparison.
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