Roger Dolin

Griffith Park - Vertical Roger Dolin

Acrylic on Pellon, Mounted on Panel 36" x 8" $3000

My purpose with this painting is to record the natural world in a detailed painting. I want to share the feeling of being immersed in nature, engaged with our surroundings. From the tops of our local mountains, you can see the entire city of Los Angeles. We have built up to the very edge of habitable land and now have to learn to co-exist with nature. How will it look here 100 years from now? What does nature have in store for us?

What kind of world will my daughter and future generations see and live in?

Painting by squares gives me a solid structure to work with, focusing only on the square in front of me. Each square is a small abstract painting. When you put them together, they form a detailed, realistic image. The resulting grid adds a layering effect; as if we are seeing through a window or perhaps looking back through time, remembering when access to nature was easy. The multitude of squares remind me that big things can happen in small steps. Life is made up of a multitude of days—some better, some not as good—but when you see all the squares together it makes a beautiful image. 29