Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Suicide Bridge

Simon, Oil on canvas, 2005

10 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

the blog is now realy experiencing an upgrade!!!
Thank-you Simon

7:45 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That's very nice! When are we going to go out and do some more of those?

9:20 AM  
Blogger Aurelie said...

Why is it called "Suicide Bridge"?

10:02 AM  
Blogger Insertname said...

Salut Aurelie,

It's a very beautiful old bridge in Pasadena and it's pretty high. Now right next to it runs an ugly freeway bridge. The name comes from the fact that a lot of people committed suicide by jumping off of it during the depression era. I believe that they even shut it down for a while (or put up a fence, I can't remember)!
Check this out:
http://www.glendale.cc.ca.us/mildredpierce/mp/images/colorado%20st%20bridge%20pasadena.jpg
http://www.franksreelreviews.com/shorttakes/suicidebridge.htm

Simon

10:23 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh! I thought it was like " Did he leave anything behind to explain why he did it?", " Yeah, he left this bridge, but I'll be damned if I can make out what it means!" kinda thing.
AARRRHHH!! You're no fun!
I'll be back!

10:37 AM  
Blogger Gabriele Pennacchioli said...

Do you remember the scene in "It's a Wonderful Life" where George Baily (James Stewart) was prepering to jump from a bridge?
This is it.

11:51 AM  
Blogger Insertname said...

Can you find an image of that scene on the net for me?
It's a pretty famous bridge and I'm embarrased to say that it's not a very original subject to paint...it seems like everybody has done it before! I'd love to claim to be more original, but then again it's very relaxing to paint nice things just like that...

Simon

(click on the "previous post-link" on the main page in order to get to these):

ttp://www.gabrie.com/lowe/co_st_bridge_from_the_arroy.jpg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mk37.image.pbase.com/u47/rogerhoward/small/34033043.bridge20040919bridge03pano.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pbase.com/rogerhoward/coloradostbridge&h=53&w=160&sz=3&tbnid=Lw0XuZl0-hYJ:&tbnh=30&tbnw=92&hl=en&start=161&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2Bbridge%2Bpasadena%2B%26start%3D160%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DNhttp://www.rod-edwards.com/paintings/pasadena-bridge-med.jpg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://dianahecht.com/paintings/SCAN_25.jpg&imgrefurl=http://dianahecht.com/landscape.html&h=377&w=470&sz=42&tbnid=gpBb364Wdc4J:&tbnh=100&tbnw=125&hl=en&start=38&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2Bbridge%2Bpasadena%2B%26start%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://dianahecht.com/paintings/SCAN_25.jpg&imgrefurl=http://dianahecht.com/landscape.html&h=377&w=470&sz=42&tbnid=gpBb364Wdc4J:&tbnh=100&tbnw=125&hl=en&start=38&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2Bbridge%2Bpasadena%2B%26start%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://k41.pbase.com/u43/pauls/upload/27728386.CRW_07721600CANON.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pbase.com/pauls/image/27728386&h=600&w=399&sz=147&tbnid=4qw32cWCe7EJ:&tbnh=133&tbnw=88&hl=en&start=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2Bbridge%2Bpasadena%2B%26start%3D100%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

do you know anybody else who has painted it?

2:27 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Salut Simon!

I love this Oil! I'm just back from Pasadena actually, I've spent a week there and wanted to sketch this bridge, I didn't have time unfortunately.
Superb Simon!

1:19 AM  
Blogger donnachada said...

Good to see you blogging Simon. Nice painting. Can't wait to see more.

12:42 AM  
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7:39 PM  

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