alamat palsu: painting of freeways

Having grown up in California, the car culture capital of the world, and having done a lot of driving in my time (including two cross-country trips), I've grown accustomed to the sight of freeways and overpasses. I never found them 'ugly' as so many people claim. And I was happy to find that I am not alone in my opinion. Despite the fact that many people find these a blight of urban sprawl, several artists consider them a subject worth painting. I have come across many beautiful paintings of these concrete and asphalt 'monstrosities' over the years and wanted to share just a few of them with you. I can't think of a better place to start than Wayne Thiebaud's Freeway paintings done in the late 1970s. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RoQYwI3LZXI/AAAAAAAACt0/ZX5r1pwbEpA/s1600-h/1978+freeways+Wayne+Thiebaud.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081213494872466802" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RoQYwI3LZXI/AAAAAAAACt0/ZX5r1pwbEpA/s400/1978+freeways+Wayne+Thiebaud.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 352px;" /></a> Above: Wayne Thiebaud's "Freeways", 1978 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjKCtX7nGbWy6OL51yt_hIUOKw5H3wqhrkTyVVryPOEN0QXNf0EBFHIO7uRakSbjejxiDWy75D8nPiA6NW0VfyNcuVX0b_UBIzJbig9G8egeyS6LK07mjzZ_IgxnUgHiIGNmwIBr0BBKz/s1600-h/Freeway+289,+thiebaud+77.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081213172749919586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjKCtX7nGbWy6OL51yt_hIUOKw5H3wqhrkTyVVryPOEN0QXNf0EBFHIO7uRakSbjejxiDWy75D8nPiA6NW0VfyNcuVX0b_UBIzJbig9G8egeyS6LK07mjzZ_IgxnUgHiIGNmwIBr0BBKz/s400/Freeway+289,+thiebaud+77.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 422px;" /></a> Above: Wayne Thiebaud's "Freeway 289", painted in 1977 <a href="http://www.artnet.com/Artists/ArtistHomepage.aspx?artist_id=16543&page_tab=Past_auction_results">http://www.artnet.com/Artists/ArtistHomepage.aspx?artist_id=16543&page_tab=Past_auction_results</a> Clearly Derek Bruckner was inspired by Thiebaud: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSirXJ2Aq6HBF4ULkU47u8fSB44jMcUEckqkpNYwzQXc4tGZOxcIg6yyTdOYpuOZVrlRNreTyolsIdceBz-Vtzp9EVPLtntsJRRXacGfEDCfcnValEJkRtm4kz-EhsJwOJMMLG1YSUAXoI/s1600-h/Freeway2+derekbruckner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081214087577953666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSirXJ2Aq6HBF4ULkU47u8fSB44jMcUEckqkpNYwzQXc4tGZOxcIg6yyTdOYpuOZVrlRNreTyolsIdceBz-Vtzp9EVPLtntsJRRXacGfEDCfcnValEJkRtm4kz-EhsJwOJMMLG1YSUAXoI/s400/Freeway2+derekbruckner.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 368px;" /></a> Above: Derek Bruckner's "Freeway 2" <a href="http://www.georgebillis.com/galleryLA.html">http://www.georgebillis.com/galleryLA.html</a> ...and quite possibly was Bruce Bomberger and Chris Chappell: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1GyCUIe0doOu-8Cdt_ahraDsgxzMAe1tfpZamEXZlSOB3l44t69vPac-jLo8HY83SyE2LqXOres50unwVHmCAGAhZgfpN8tgQDixxxwwLzn8VKDUZjLtMLKLQt9XX6ZkPBoPNEGOYUYA/s1600-h/bruce+bombereger+freeways.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081214499894814098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1GyCUIe0doOu-8Cdt_ahraDsgxzMAe1tfpZamEXZlSOB3l44t69vPac-jLo8HY83SyE2LqXOres50unwVHmCAGAhZgfpN8tgQDixxxwwLzn8VKDUZjLtMLKLQt9XX6ZkPBoPNEGOYUYA/s400/bruce+bombereger+freeways.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 360px;" /></a> Above: Bruce Bomberger's "Freeways" <a href="http://www.artnet.com/artist/667055/bruce-bomberger.html">http://www.artnet.com/artist/667055/bruce-bomberger.html</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZLpzIsEQAn4Y5SWnSY6CzYC5W6Mg75jeSdwnvooW2-JmZDIWnCMFREagU4CSh_izCNT8EU3GgX51ehzSQ-2Lh9mHPqHrrVV3HA4QgSa6q8YDDcOsFxlpr332BdlXMK-FnMsK_ifEinDC/s1600-h/highwayoverpass+chris+chappell.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081214955161347490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZLpzIsEQAn4Y5SWnSY6CzYC5W6Mg75jeSdwnvooW2-JmZDIWnCMFREagU4CSh_izCNT8EU3GgX51ehzSQ-2Lh9mHPqHrrVV3HA4QgSa6q8YDDcOsFxlpr332BdlXMK-FnMsK_ifEinDC/s400/highwayoverpass+chris+chappell.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 493px; height: 369px;" /></a> Above: Chris Chappell's "Highway Overpass" <a href="http://www.chrischappellart.com/">www.chrischappellart.com</a> Lest you think only the organic intertwining of curving roads held appeal as a subject, take a look at the numerous painting of overpasses, from above and below. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdlKt04kIKC4k-DmjYpdtVNin_YcW7e7xHh7OlgTPfBVfTWBCNPmA28ibPPOicJcYfglyK5rIYVvnTD_X4MvWoE5Xt-K6Pqsjxzkr3scFNQIPYdqabKSWNJh3dMVkMKA3uUuC4_90LfP9/s1600-h/daniel+dolberg+underpass.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081215818449774002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdlKt04kIKC4k-DmjYpdtVNin_YcW7e7xHh7OlgTPfBVfTWBCNPmA28ibPPOicJcYfglyK5rIYVvnTD_X4MvWoE5Xt-K6Pqsjxzkr3scFNQIPYdqabKSWNJh3dMVkMKA3uUuC4_90LfP9/s400/daniel+dolberg+underpass.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 490px; height: 638px;" /></a> "Underpass" by Daniel Dolberg <a href="http://net.lib.byu.edu/art/l1.html">http://net.lib.byu.edu/art/l1.html </a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1800VdWD9e4vhtbkRsdA9TETGiuMoKPMdHcCmKOBR8nR7X1C5w87fmxkvd1oxHNTfuEPH2qCOtsxwZk3YI6PTL6xSdq5J5kruOBgSK8Gvj-apobtD2fAdg8DqISwgTkvI39MRXxEbjk0y/s1600-h/PsgThrAgain-2003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081216110507550146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1800VdWD9e4vhtbkRsdA9TETGiuMoKPMdHcCmKOBR8nR7X1C5w87fmxkvd1oxHNTfuEPH2qCOtsxwZk3YI6PTL6xSdq5J5kruOBgSK8Gvj-apobtD2fAdg8DqISwgTkvI39MRXxEbjk0y/s400/PsgThrAgain-2003.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 489px; height: 367px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDyOPQ90EwJeCvGj-qmP-hNrHxiXf93q2dRHaS_txRRCaRdEn9U0vRV-vbamKOAphiapslJXQ0n5Pk7UIIH7_T_nuZaYalJFpsnOiwkL6Ez6H2iZQ88sV8SdZ_JQjMOO0_QA_fdTfsQOU/s1600-h/departure1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081216192111928786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDyOPQ90EwJeCvGj-qmP-hNrHxiXf93q2dRHaS_txRRCaRdEn9U0vRV-vbamKOAphiapslJXQ0n5Pk7UIIH7_T_nuZaYalJFpsnOiwkL6Ez6H2iZQ88sV8SdZ_JQjMOO0_QA_fdTfsQOU/s400/departure1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 488px; height: 492px;" /></a> "Passing Through Again" and "Departure" by John Margaris <a href="http://www.margarisfineart.com/">www.margarisfineart.com</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cyXu7irpuoQY2vsOgBKSFS39rFs6_5kNqlDoCEUKYnf0DWYmmCgvPNq6x3-zXgVo4KTVGx1w5Ei-CH90IKF-8LV7H1JG8rZRCE7QghjR1FLK0CJwIqSi2-0ciwLEEWGSm96-mcC3J_2f/s1600-h/shift-of-desirejameelinton.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081216746162710002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cyXu7irpuoQY2vsOgBKSFS39rFs6_5kNqlDoCEUKYnf0DWYmmCgvPNq6x3-zXgVo4KTVGx1w5Ei-CH90IKF-8LV7H1JG8rZRCE7QghjR1FLK0CJwIqSi2-0ciwLEEWGSm96-mcC3J_2f/s400/shift-of-desirejameelinton.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 496px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEaJH1ul-s6-YzsCJo_q3NerwWljVfEqLbYYfX2PRYdW5hVWbvItSkcvoZbdPdz2xGDn_LnOX8MJqNInswQWfsFQvD7xuOukmaLd61YPjcxRe8YNWJ92HvdmmDYBgHRBnLHQDSr4isM3N/s1600-h/displacementjameelinton.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081220280920794802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEaJH1ul-s6-YzsCJo_q3NerwWljVfEqLbYYfX2PRYdW5hVWbvItSkcvoZbdPdz2xGDn_LnOX8MJqNInswQWfsFQvD7xuOukmaLd61YPjcxRe8YNWJ92HvdmmDYBgHRBnLHQDSr4isM3N/s400/displacementjameelinton.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 497px;" /></a> Jamee Linton's "Shift of Desire" followed by his "Displacement" <a href="http://jameelinton.com/urbanscapes.htm">http://jameelinton.com/urbanscapes.htm</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOI_WTdTzsyYlRg9b81GUZc5cXEljGglwb8f_ekewjPcVy1kBA_bwEhvb4NHZcFXUo2jkpFOz-zMmj2zjTFzBlZX1M4jrl0SX1O8cR7lmOrwAOxeZYayatlmpHMUTu7Zc4JFN1xGZAytP/s1600-h/Overpass+by+Peter+Harris.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081230928144721778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOI_WTdTzsyYlRg9b81GUZc5cXEljGglwb8f_ekewjPcVy1kBA_bwEhvb4NHZcFXUo2jkpFOz-zMmj2zjTFzBlZX1M4jrl0SX1O8cR7lmOrwAOxeZYayatlmpHMUTu7Zc4JFN1xGZAytP/s400/Overpass+by+Peter+Harris.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 333px;" /></a> "Overpass" by Peter Harris and below, his "Urban Icon": <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaw5ByF14LONMfMRqdq9ZL_8o8PYa3MBndKvbZjMgYEh9pWUoha2tmG4q8anHV4HsGRm35cL1p6IiyDYEQwtW9PZtG36yALEYF2OtJkRuuVsf0uI_n15J8XruDjh2TOm_UekF7a30H0le/s1600-h/urban+icon+peter+harris.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081231168662890370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaw5ByF14LONMfMRqdq9ZL_8o8PYa3MBndKvbZjMgYEh9pWUoha2tmG4q8anHV4HsGRm35cL1p6IiyDYEQwtW9PZtG36yALEYF2OtJkRuuVsf0uI_n15J8XruDjh2TOm_UekF7a30H0le/s400/urban+icon+peter+harris.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 498px;" /></a> <a href="http://www.martenarts.com/Exhibitions/details.aspx?exhibitID=85">http://www.martenarts.com/Exhibitions/details.aspx?exhibitID=85</a> <a href="http://www.oxfordgallery.com/">www.oxfordgallery.com</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGVKpnCEAiEeYQggery62qFhcX3qA6X1FlS-25Zpip9MgVGhQZlSa72FKDJ5_Q5Ehkn1iMHVmOWkXo2XSq1ZMvU1wasWvLuiSs2hBCMkKuVuU9WB5bW-0DOZZMTksnF30IusfyErQtr9n/s1600-h/Overpass-6+DEREK+BRUCKNER.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081223347527444274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGVKpnCEAiEeYQggery62qFhcX3qA6X1FlS-25Zpip9MgVGhQZlSa72FKDJ5_Q5Ehkn1iMHVmOWkXo2XSq1ZMvU1wasWvLuiSs2hBCMkKuVuU9WB5bW-0DOZZMTksnF30IusfyErQtr9n/s400/Overpass-6+DEREK+BRUCKNER.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 402px;" /></a> Derek Bruckner's "Overpass" <a href="http://www.georgebillis.com/galleryLA.html">http://www.georgebillis.com/galleryLA.html</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeZ52seEYmvZoTUW5b6TdcCma4qZF1pGITF0qV6Vh4e0-0ChGYy42f9PhAglx_h8hQANpCgiEKx3DGsfLjsNotN02i17kZ8DnPxrTm9opRnXCz8xeZNIyk_W6C2FHaWkutIgbiSgjxDdO/s1600-h/210-william+wrayjpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081217076875191810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeZ52seEYmvZoTUW5b6TdcCma4qZF1pGITF0qV6Vh4e0-0ChGYy42f9PhAglx_h8hQANpCgiEKx3DGsfLjsNotN02i17kZ8DnPxrTm9opRnXCz8xeZNIyk_W6C2FHaWkutIgbiSgjxDdO/s400/210-william+wrayjpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 672px;" /></a> "210" by William Wray <a href="http://williamwray.com/urban.html">http://williamwray.com/urban.html</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKcXtxR-P1UyZJhBUsENoyUbhqzgo9nVZT96YOt_zrk_kua66uI5QFEE_IvoAYU5BBjdms6mNTBDByQ2kPTie1onLnDihspzJbQ01WLxqSiz1FBQTRr51TPiDf_SZxVYyVDBWBLiIQE5d/s1600-h/Reuben+Colley+Freeway.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081220959525627618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKcXtxR-P1UyZJhBUsENoyUbhqzgo9nVZT96YOt_zrk_kua66uI5QFEE_IvoAYU5BBjdms6mNTBDByQ2kPTie1onLnDihspzJbQ01WLxqSiz1FBQTRr51TPiDf_SZxVYyVDBWBLiIQE5d/s400/Reuben+Colley+Freeway.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 373px;" /></a> Above: Reuben Colley's "Freeway" <a href="http://www.collect-art.com/artist/reuben_colley/index.html">http://www.collect-art.com/artist/reuben_colley/index.html</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_zOuD9lNu-7zfnpDXI5gkRYnoXA3LqJo-1rNuMY0BeEGvYKU0kOuVJpTo7LV80GDZNSA2QLah5oc5TGy2Kzx3Y4UaW6G_m8XZHQKB3myi5xVoki5Ddc68dc-YhyphenhyphenxRs8GNuCttLfD-MWx/s1600-h/damon+denys+overpass+I-80.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081217257263818258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_zOuD9lNu-7zfnpDXI5gkRYnoXA3LqJo-1rNuMY0BeEGvYKU0kOuVJpTo7LV80GDZNSA2QLah5oc5TGy2Kzx3Y4UaW6G_m8XZHQKB3myi5xVoki5Ddc68dc-YhyphenhyphenxRs8GNuCttLfD-MWx/s400/damon+denys+overpass+I-80.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 336px;" /></a> Damon Denys' "Overpass I-80" <a href="http://www.denysart.com/landscape/overpass.jpg">http://www.denysart.com/landscape/overpass.jpg</a> <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/129602995">http://blog.myspace.com/129602995</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN177icD-pr6gO-cx0YHO14ziehgElz_VXGYBk0qRaIAst8laxoEjNGAc903btufBC-hsG7lqeO85x7QDKEpDC-JV9FHSE651D5I2MepXwEQYRP0wJ-wwp4_kP5_O6v3xn_gZiIbxTpJe/s1600-h/Under+the+overpass+Ned+Stern.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081217545026627106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN177icD-pr6gO-cx0YHO14ziehgElz_VXGYBk0qRaIAst8laxoEjNGAc903btufBC-hsG7lqeO85x7QDKEpDC-JV9FHSE651D5I2MepXwEQYRP0wJ-wwp4_kP5_O6v3xn_gZiIbxTpJe/s400/Under+the+overpass+Ned+Stern.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 369px;" /></a> "Under The Overpass" by Ned Stern <a href="http://www.williamlestergallery.com/artists/artists_pages/meyer.html">http://www.nedstern.com/cityscapes.html</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyL38S3rL61GLr1py8Amx_YxTlRrzAkMoEimf0ddIIvGFrgOj7Wk0T2gQG8DuWC0SPZCCnUCLNkMiacTi2OSWFVhcJMQIou2DzZqMEkspQt98PrwNIn6rsEDZeLrZRw0IVTLChemAnlC-L/s1600-h/carolyn+meyer+under+the+over.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081217751185057330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyL38S3rL61GLr1py8Amx_YxTlRrzAkMoEimf0ddIIvGFrgOj7Wk0T2gQG8DuWC0SPZCCnUCLNkMiacTi2OSWFVhcJMQIou2DzZqMEkspQt98PrwNIn6rsEDZeLrZRw0IVTLChemAnlC-L/s400/carolyn+meyer+under+the+over.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 497px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9di4OS4i2j-QIHncT1-9fux1qAh6Fb_pescS6tDC0EC6NAjxpzqqj2ctyrx9wOn1rFEENXA0nWwYet-0h46ut0wwjdgoMFC_-tLkGm4dNCwdcT-f_YzAbiPvoq-OC-MvDM0sHi-QX1CQ/s1600-h/carolyn+meyer+driving+into+SF.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081221797044250370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9di4OS4i2j-QIHncT1-9fux1qAh6Fb_pescS6tDC0EC6NAjxpzqqj2ctyrx9wOn1rFEENXA0nWwYet-0h46ut0wwjdgoMFC_-tLkGm4dNCwdcT-f_YzAbiPvoq-OC-MvDM0sHi-QX1CQ/s400/carolyn+meyer+driving+into+SF.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 518px;" /></a> "Under The Over" by SF painter Carolyn Meyer. Below that, her "Driving Into SF" <a href="http://www.williamlestergallery.com/artists/artists_pages/meyer.html">http://www.williamlestergallery.com/artists/artists_pages/meyer.html</a> <a href="http://www.hangart.com/">www.hangart.com</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrdtv97AB4PBL4U-rENaDbecyaVqUEGJFjgXYLn0uteJ4Xwh7upJNa0U-OG7VGgFJAfH24WLpuvG-6oMyuUuyTTuj4QTwtDcgpKvGXR2_f9CJ3gueEF5Ns-4_MCLu4kU8xgAXRlfMSofc/s1600-h/habitatSF+MICHELLEMULDROW.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081218004588127810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrdtv97AB4PBL4U-rENaDbecyaVqUEGJFjgXYLn0uteJ4Xwh7upJNa0U-OG7VGgFJAfH24WLpuvG-6oMyuUuyTTuj4QTwtDcgpKvGXR2_f9CJ3gueEF5Ns-4_MCLu4kU8xgAXRlfMSofc/s400/habitatSF+MICHELLEMULDROW.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3G7DSE1fiwxgqRCn-psGH1qrBTzwA-szzhN4CU8k756BIkOxeEvJ9hSmPTb8t3-K1oF2DKg1gOzBlWuogTT-WnXlrYY7WMlbRQZD3tvoEDjruScDmwPG0LFMPNFvo5ju_Fe_MkRouoRw/s1600-h/south_vanness+MICHELLE+MULDROW.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081219640970667666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3G7DSE1fiwxgqRCn-psGH1qrBTzwA-szzhN4CU8k756BIkOxeEvJ9hSmPTb8t3-K1oF2DKg1gOzBlWuogTT-WnXlrYY7WMlbRQZD3tvoEDjruScDmwPG0LFMPNFvo5ju_Fe_MkRouoRw/s400/south_vanness+MICHELLE+MULDROW.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 249px;" /></a> Michelle Muldrow's "Habitat SF" and her "South Van Ness" <a href="http://www.mmuldrow.com/">http://www.mmuldrow.com</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqpzUVer_3MvWmYl0_6cFmv6sjeUfQG5hBYhxxVmpMslKFBsJ8Q7yiQzyTTt9wWSePoQYyKdfXE9J3e3WSTWwLNW84lXmjPpBRBUy5VXNUpvQp2-ej1EIOFiGVAfjMdqlljH0P1gGOPa1/s1600-h/Transport+by+andrew+denman.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081218240811329106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqpzUVer_3MvWmYl0_6cFmv6sjeUfQG5hBYhxxVmpMslKFBsJ8Q7yiQzyTTt9wWSePoQYyKdfXE9J3e3WSTWwLNW84lXmjPpBRBUy5VXNUpvQp2-ej1EIOFiGVAfjMdqlljH0P1gGOPa1/s400/Transport+by+andrew+denman.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 698px;" /></a> "Transport" by Andrew Denman <a href="http://www.natureartists.com/andrew_denman.asp">http://www.natureartists.com/andrew_denman.asp</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuYXh2FKOliSCpPlS_nF41Y1c8x6cauFmONPSR5euugpd41IG-9MoJTPXEGCcDLSmVwVziO1OGK8LXRu_36R6aoW1vbR7YIOk1S5ZXjRQXXZcDlkc0GOdRR2c1UqTrWmsbw5Nk7CB03nU/s1600-h/christy+patrick%27s+Overpass+25.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081218816336946786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuYXh2FKOliSCpPlS_nF41Y1c8x6cauFmONPSR5euugpd41IG-9MoJTPXEGCcDLSmVwVziO1OGK8LXRu_36R6aoW1vbR7YIOk1S5ZXjRQXXZcDlkc0GOdRR2c1UqTrWmsbw5Nk7CB03nU/s400/christy+patrick%27s+Overpass+25.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 496px;" /></a> "Overpass 25" by Christy Patrick <a href="http://www.umass.edu/art/alumni/artist_pages/patrick/index.html">http://www.umass.edu/art/alumni/artist_pages/patrick/index.html</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpmMpnSg6Wvana-JT_UxwXCPRotP2_LklvnhNY2ggcVLNDOWyGPG7fnkHU_5peztOk-tuNiD7RGdlzmoSlvpC7yGNZbXPYTelF8KC_SBJs-7brv6MDBh1ARNIh6NcnBYt-rmbehIW1CLt/s1600-h/TheOverpass+by+Van+Wagoner.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081219061150082674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpmMpnSg6Wvana-JT_UxwXCPRotP2_LklvnhNY2ggcVLNDOWyGPG7fnkHU_5peztOk-tuNiD7RGdlzmoSlvpC7yGNZbXPYTelF8KC_SBJs-7brv6MDBh1ARNIh6NcnBYt-rmbehIW1CLt/s400/TheOverpass+by+Van+Wagoner.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 330px;" /></a> "The Overpass", watercolor by Richard Van Wagoner <a href="http://sma.nebo.edu/vanwagoner.html">http://sma.nebo.edu/vanwagoner.html</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS5ET1p8FvMroxvaer9QKiCQMsSoYETpLqrK187dlf1oikKaUFblw6CSMyDgICRBaOgaKTyLcWcOGbVUWZarm6M8fmObB_SblZV7JmFKz4RGsYUKOO0F-A6s8T7plKuUZBftPSFZpUgc3/s1600-h/Ben+McLaughlin.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081219254423611010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS5ET1p8FvMroxvaer9QKiCQMsSoYETpLqrK187dlf1oikKaUFblw6CSMyDgICRBaOgaKTyLcWcOGbVUWZarm6M8fmObB_SblZV7JmFKz4RGsYUKOO0F-A6s8T7plKuUZBftPSFZpUgc3/s400/Ben+McLaughlin.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 343px;" /></a> Above: British painter Ben McLaughlin's "Overpass" <a href="http://www.wilsonstephens.com/artist.html?id=3">http://www.wilsonstephens.com/artist.html?id=3</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyY1nyTrctgbIvk0xpSm3LXG60cMdTKHj5uxQiNRI2pxsd3HDly6vaMxpgIebJA9qCfIhiGKn6d8qVSy5LBU-QshmBf2APDG8FW67rcI3K4j6_mTUtcvN8vPdgn08KE31Bvf3CbKArMd5h/s1600-h/_overpass+Gerard+Schwartz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081220555798701762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyY1nyTrctgbIvk0xpSm3LXG60cMdTKHj5uxQiNRI2pxsd3HDly6vaMxpgIebJA9qCfIhiGKn6d8qVSy5LBU-QshmBf2APDG8FW67rcI3K4j6_mTUtcvN8vPdgn08KE31Bvf3CbKArMd5h/s400/_overpass+Gerard+Schwartz.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 495px;" /></a> Gerald Schwartz' "Overpass" <a href="http://www.dailypainters.com/artist_gallery/1038/Gerald-Schwartz">http://www.dailypainters.com/artist_gallery/1038/Gerald-Schwartz</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwed4W_ZP3pzl160PX25x3ZnlOfqUcryO1-085xo7yYieVUKVuQscv423bkBwMGlg4J_QCpM3kGh5myIJvqZP8Tp1VXTJHZBSeMMotTyjYjOcyBpK9MKSRFfTcye1TtnGUjGuJIzQwW6dT/s1600-h/Underthe110Fwy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081222849311237922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwed4W_ZP3pzl160PX25x3ZnlOfqUcryO1-085xo7yYieVUKVuQscv423bkBwMGlg4J_QCpM3kGh5myIJvqZP8Tp1VXTJHZBSeMMotTyjYjOcyBpK9MKSRFfTcye1TtnGUjGuJIzQwW6dT/s400/Underthe110Fwy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 365px;" /></a> "Under the 110 Freeway" by Jennifer McChristian www.dailypaintersgallery.com <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5nToWLGoTln-gTonwWQd6lvPpacDzKDGvQQnrXjsynh8ENxm8qvukDTwtqqc_KfW-nsjFIvLe8Enpn8WnFTY43Vxrs-32S2KG2gM1LoaPdrP4x09JgqtuOaTI-xHXouIB-EJIrJh-vcB/s1600-h/Ann+West+Overpass.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081220753367197394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5nToWLGoTln-gTonwWQd6lvPpacDzKDGvQQnrXjsynh8ENxm8qvukDTwtqqc_KfW-nsjFIvLe8Enpn8WnFTY43Vxrs-32S2KG2gM1LoaPdrP4x09JgqtuOaTI-xHXouIB-EJIrJh-vcB/s400/Ann+West+Overpass.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 398px;" /></a> Overpass" by Ann West <a href="http://www.hangart.com/art/artist_directory/artist.cfm?st=1&ArtistId=178">http://www.hangart.com/art/artist_directory/artist.cfm?st=1&ArtistId=178</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHIoIlaQKtGVewCTZyHkCfEL9jIolk5qYeUwyeHZCeA_x9T2a0I-4ylqrI9s9HPXu_9qM1ZLgCc5WAKIWaOL8XijlwsC2lXwGkj2BGLJ-JFSBWFZzrkmY7aAq8HCGKHbMWFLDm-UofwWh/s1600-h/jylian+gustin+overpass.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081624879724980146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHIoIlaQKtGVewCTZyHkCfEL9jIolk5qYeUwyeHZCeA_x9T2a0I-4ylqrI9s9HPXu_9qM1ZLgCc5WAKIWaOL8XijlwsC2lXwGkj2BGLJ-JFSBWFZzrkmY7aAq8HCGKHbMWFLDm-UofwWh/s400/jylian+gustin+overpass.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 502px;" /></a> above: Jylian Gustlin's Overpass <a href="http://www.hangart.com/art/artist_directory/artist.cfm?ArtistId=105&st=1">http://www.hangart.com/art/artist_directory/artist.cfm?ArtistId=105&st=1</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpy_zVh4E8bqmTQR3iHMQUf6qIEgmlXwFNX7i5ar2bbt64oQaVIS-uS8ndDVO5BOXelB9NU2kZEW5Q_Zg82muLl961GJeM4OE56SGh-VL-mz9ScPNe3bhZ8TKS5WuaGdo1hUO6q8T-MRy/s1600-h/jylian+gustlin+90MPH+21.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081222402634639122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpy_zVh4E8bqmTQR3iHMQUf6qIEgmlXwFNX7i5ar2bbt64oQaVIS-uS8ndDVO5BOXelB9NU2kZEW5Q_Zg82muLl961GJeM4OE56SGh-VL-mz9ScPNe3bhZ8TKS5WuaGdo1hUO6q8T-MRy/s400/jylian+gustlin+90MPH+21.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 369px;" /></a> Jylian Gustlin's "90 M.P.H. 20" <a href="http://www.hangart.com/art/artist_directory/artist.cfm?ArtistId=105&st=1">http://www.hangart.com/art/artist_directory/artist.cfm?ArtistId=105&st=1</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ADt5934jDU_e9hcKEz8FxEuzgdZrYiYK0jAWsMFJXnsa7XC1trQbcYuoSBcgJG8oH8KeWRQGAqCwdZ1Dpo8J7jIRTLL8j0Me44jI1FB-GrXWKRvNfHALsZ08ZbjjtQRqExGNVGqE6NJH/s1600-h/Overpass-kira+van+sickle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081223686829860674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ADt5934jDU_e9hcKEz8FxEuzgdZrYiYK0jAWsMFJXnsa7XC1trQbcYuoSBcgJG8oH8KeWRQGAqCwdZ1Dpo8J7jIRTLL8j0Me44jI1FB-GrXWKRvNfHALsZ08ZbjjtQRqExGNVGqE6NJH/s400/Overpass-kira+van+sickle.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 391px;" /></a> Kirah Van Sickle's "Overpass" in acrylics <a href="http://www.nelsonfineartsgallery.com/nfag_028.htm">http://www.nelsonfineartsgallery.com/nfag_028.htm</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4DlexcEMjq6xRDDfs1JfEM0uPyIZsQQZAGs7Fv3JGAXX5ax3QYJYJgBu-qdAiwA8gL319lNJw8yACcQURpzFiyTZpc7IKpqPkUnnV64ZRZHVIJQAMB9NG7hZrIYkYmgPRQLzqHARSV67/s1600-h/off_ramp+fielden+harper.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081228819315779410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4DlexcEMjq6xRDDfs1JfEM0uPyIZsQQZAGs7Fv3JGAXX5ax3QYJYJgBu-qdAiwA8gL319lNJw8yACcQURpzFiyTZpc7IKpqPkUnnV64ZRZHVIJQAMB9NG7hZrIYkYmgPRQLzqHARSV67/s400/off_ramp+fielden+harper.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 250px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRIwUgyARWTbeNd2QcPt3fJl864agNcW7jGGm2Lxw9och5OeOupw1s-228zZ0EchroE-4emsE682KZ79J9LTMMNP-jfezewP2DBGv25sKNEuCK9-S3Lr_vlAhdJVXYYBLG3-G0JWbm7Hj/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081233599614379938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRIwUgyARWTbeNd2QcPt3fJl864agNcW7jGGm2Lxw9och5OeOupw1s-228zZ0EchroE-4emsE682KZ79J9LTMMNP-jfezewP2DBGv25sKNEuCK9-S3Lr_vlAhdJVXYYBLG3-G0JWbm7Hj/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 344px;" /></a> Above: Fielden Harper's "OffRamp" and below that; Fielden Harper's "Freeway" series <a href="http://www.fieldenharper.com/">www.fieldenharper.com</a> I considered including photography and drawings of overpassess and freeways, but there were simply too many. Below each image is the website on which you can find the above paintings. Many are still available for purchase. Enjoy! <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/01/freeways-overpasses-artists-muse-part.html"> NOW SEE PART TWO OF THIS POST HERE!</a>

Freeways & Overpasses: An Artists' Muse.

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