Audio By Carbonatix
Artist: Larry Willis
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
As a Phoenix native for many years I would pass this adobe on East McDowell Road. Back when I fancied myself a landscape painter, I put together this amalgam of the house with the Papago Park hills also on east McDowell. Sadly, the House is now gone.
The countdown to Best of Phoenix begins! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we’ll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix.
No scope or requirement on medium or size — we’ll include photography,
painting, sculpture, video, installation, literary, and more. What do
you see when you Imagine PHX?Imagine PHX, so far:
We’re aiming to raise $30,000 by December 31, so we can continue covering what matters most to you. If New Times matters to you, please take action and contribute today, so when news happens, our reporters can be there. 99: Jon Ashcroft’s Suspended in Geography 97. Jason Hill’s Phoenix Financial Center96. Kyle DeWitt’s Tempe Center for the Arts 95: Allison Elliott’s Walls of Downtown Phoenix 94. Fausto Fernandez’s Grid City 93. Chikara Kakizawa’s Ship Out of Water 92: Dayvid LeMmon’s Process / Gentrification 91. Irma Sanchez’s Phoenix Rising 90. Eduardo Rivera’s De Colores 89. Arnold Guerrero’s Camelback Mountain 88. Sean Deckert’s Ginae vs. the 12th Street Gang 87. Pete Petrisko’s Admiral of Phoenix 86. Quincy Ross’ Lone Skyscraper 85. Andrew Armstrong’s Illustrated Cityscape 84. Thomas Schultz’s Phoenix Artifact 83. Adrian Lesoing’s N. Evergreen 82. Suzanne Falk’s Kon Tiki Hotel 80. Kevin Patterson’s Phoenix Swamp Beast 79. Ramy Sidarous’ Three Windows 78. Will Mejia’s Orpheum Theatre 77. Steve Weiss’ Portrait of Louis Lee And, hey! It’s lunch time. Check out Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes for some foodie inspiration. Have a suggestion for a Phoenix icon by a local creative? Leave it in the comments section or email Claire.Lawton@newtimes.com
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