Piece description from the artist
Last fall I visited Downtown LA, and got to see a bit of the architecture and city life. I've created several pieces based on my visit and the photos I took there, but this may be my favorite. I was passing a worn-out and heavily-tagged building that was under construction, and it sparked my imagination. I set my adaption at night instead of at dusk, when I took the reference photos. I wanted to imply heavy winds, and an unsettling sort of feeling. Heres the result, let me know your thoughts!
While teaching painting at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, he has also created murals and custom artwork for Starbucks, Walmart, General Electric, Salem State University, the Punto Urban Art Museum, the Downtown Boston BID and the City of Boston. He has presented many works in galleries, universities, and venues throughout the Boston area and is a member of the Copley Society of Art. Portman helped create the largest watercolor painting on record with a traveling Holocaust history exhibit in 2024, and was featured on the GBH Community Canvas in 2025.
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