Piece description from the artist
This painting was born during a quiet moment contemplating the weeknight city streets from a rooftop in San Francisco's Russian Hill. After a night enjoying conversation with friends in a local bar and chowing down on some fantastic Thai food, we went for a walk. Several paintings sprung from that night, but this was the cherry on top. My friends took me to the roof of their building for this stunning view. It was exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. The muted palette of night and glowing lights delighted me. And of course, the complete and utter lack of parking- not a spot in sight- inspired the title. This painting was featured in Studio Visit Magazine 2015.
Marianne Bland’s art career began in 1998 when she started her own mural painting business at the age of 16. She has since acquired a BFA in Painting & Drawing from the California College of the Arts and has studied abroad in Marseille, France.
Marianne's favorite subject matter is the city. She is intrigued by the urban landscape as a dense concentration of diverse, individual experiences occurring simultaneously in a public space. She often explores the city’s harmony of contradictions in colorful nightscape paintings and her biggest influences are Edward Hopper and Wayne Thiebaud.
In 2011, she was selected as a large heart artist for “Hearts in San Francisco 2012”. Marianne’s paintings have been exhibited throughout Northern California at venues including Stanford University and City Art Gallery. She currently works out of her home studio in Sacramento, California.
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