Sunrise at Griffith VII By Lisette Schumacher
Sunrise at Griffith VII By Lisette Schumacher
By Lisette Schumacher
30 × 40 × 5 cm, 2025
Mixed media
From the series Sunrise at Griffith
Lisette Schumacher is known for her translations of modernist architecture into layered, spatial works. Using transparent boxes as her canvas, she builds up layers of acrylic paint to create a distinctive play of light, colour, and depth.
Following her earlier series View on Sunset, inspired by the colours and lines of mid-century modern architecture in Los Angeles, she now presents her latest body of work: Sunrise at Griffith. This new series focuses on the early morning light surrounding the iconic Griffith Observatory. Painted in exceptionally soft tones – delicate gradients of pale yellow, lavender, and dusty pink – the works evoke the quiet atmosphere of a city just beginning to wake.
As always, the plexiglass enhances the transparency and layering in her work, turning each piece into a moment suspended in time and space. With Sunrise at Griffith, Lisette invites viewers to pause and take in the ephemeral beauty of a new day unfolding.
This work will be shipped within the Netherlands and Belgium at no additional cost, securely and with tracking.
By Lisette Schumacher
30 × 25 x 6 cm, 2026
Mixed media
From the series Coachella views
Coachella Views IV is part of a series of paintings by Lisette Schumacher inspired by her travels through Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley in California. During visits to historic mid-century modern houses in the desert landscape, Schumacher became increasingly aware of the shifting colours and atmosphere created by the intense desert light.
The composition reflects these observations through layered colour fields in soft pink, peach, lavender and pale blue. Fluid gestures move across the surface like changing light conditions in the desert, where colours slowly transform throughout the day.
Rather than depicting a specific landscape, the painting translates the experience of desert light and atmosphere into a quiet abstract composition. Subtle transitions in colour create a sense of movement and openness, echoing the expansive character of the desert environment.
This work will be shipped within the Netherlands and Belgium at no additional cost, securely and with tracking.