By Lisette Schumacher
75 × 125 × 5 cm, 2025
Mixed Media

This series focuses on sunrises around the iconic Griffith Observatory.

Griffith Observatory’s unique architecture, setting and cinematic exposure have made it one of the most famous landmarks in southern California. Typically identified as Art Deco with both Moderne and Modified Greek influences and a Beaux-Arts influenced plan. The planetarium offers the best view to simply gaze out towards the coast and the heavens. Lisette watched the sunrise from the Griffith Observatory on August 20 in 2024.

Inspired by the rich palette of colors unfolding in front of her eyes, from the quiet soft pastel tones right before sunrise to the warm and rich colors of the sun and its reflections on the sides of the skyscrapers in Downtown, Lisette dedicated a series of paintings depicting the various stages of the sunrise drawn up on carriers with landscape frame, enhancing the cinematic viewing experience from the Griffith Observatory.