This might seem very obscure but my submission for Illustration Friday's "hatch" is a houscape of Malcom Leo's home. He is an amazing man that has produced documentaries of many great bands and artists. You might have seen some of them like: This is Elvis, The Beach Boys~an American Band or Rolling Stone~20 Years of Rock n Roll. So many I could not list them all. This is a portrait of his home and what I paint most every day "Houscapes", capturing a slice of someones life. OK, you are wondering where the hatch part comes in, this home is in the legendary Hollywood Hills and this is where the Golden Age of Movies was hatched and second as you can see home is where we find our escape hatch, where we feel safe. Safe at Home. For all you lovers of baseball you will recognize this phrase :) A view of his holiday card included on this rainy LA day.
PS: this is an exceptional view of the neighbourhood he lives in. I am standing on a hill across the street on another property that combines two lots that house an enormous mansion. Incredible!
PS: this is an exceptional view of the neighbourhood he lives in. I am standing on a hill across the street on another property that combines two lots that house an enormous mansion. Incredible!
art and pictures 2009 Valerie Walsh 
Fantastic Val!!
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ReplyDeleteOkay Val, where ever that is I want to be there!!! he he he! It's just lovely!! Great post!
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to see the painting along with the the photo of the house. You always capture such an appealing mood. I love the night sky and the cozy light from the windows.
ReplyDeleteThis one might well be my favorite of yours so far.
ReplyDeleteThe subtle shadings, the warm feel and the contrasts are amazing. You do such beautiful work, I know the gods must have kissed your hands.
ginger is right your houses always have a warm, cozy fussy feeling to them. A place one would always want to return to at night and call home. michael dailey
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful! Elegant and homey at the same time. Thank you for stopping by my blog and for your kind comments.
ReplyDeletereally beautiful painting! and great post.
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely home to hatch those great ideas for documentaries...... i must have seen some of those documentaries...
Oooohh. I like this one a lot! I love the cool windows! Fabo drawing.
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Gorgeous pics as ever, Val - love them!
ReplyDeleteI completely LOVE this one.~
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Wow! What a great house - love the way you've depicted it and this is so cool for illustration friday!
ReplyDeletevery good and unusual job.
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That looks so welcoming, with all the lights on. Gorgeous home - but I wouldn't want to clean it. LOL.
ReplyDeletewow, you do such a great job of bringing out the soul of a house!
ReplyDeletethat is really incredible! and a great story too :)
ReplyDeleteLovely house!
ReplyDeleteOooooh! I like and I love the info you provided, too!
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful stunning house, I love how you painted the trees on the hill and all the details of all the stones in the wall.
ReplyDeleteI will have to check out those documentaries.
(pics of stickers coming soon I promise)
Wonderful work! I would be happy to vacation there.
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