Orange & Dk Purple Surfboards

Orange & Dark Purple Surfboards

An original oil pastel painting by Lori Brunner from Love Letter to La Jolla, a series inspired by the life, light and visual language of Southern California.

Abstracted surfboard forms are transformed through bold color, repetition and scale in this expressive work. Rich, saturated purple meets vivid orange, creating a composition with both warmth and intensity—a playful reference to surf culture interpreted through a decidedly contemporary lens.

Rather than depicting the Southern California coast literally, the painting draws from the visual memories associated with it: surfboards stacked and gathered, unexpected combinations of sun-faded color, days spent near the water, and the casual beauty of objects that become part of the landscape of everyday life.

The deeper palette gives this piece a particularly strong presence. Graphic from a distance and expressive up close, the hand-worked quality of the oil pastel reveals the artist's touch and keeps the repeated forms from ever feeling too precise or predictable.

Like the larger Love Letter to La Jolla series, this work is ultimately about the feeling of a place—its color, energy, nostalgia and the familiar icons that become intertwined with our memories of it.

At 47 × 35 inches, the painting has substantial presence. Presented in a solid maple frame, the natural wood creates a quiet architectural counterpoint to the saturated color of the work.

Original, one-of-a-kind artwork
Oil pastel
47" × 35" overall dimensions
Presented in a solid maple frame
Ready to hang; hardware included
Hand-signed in pencil

Artist retains copyright of the original work.