LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS

Luncheon on the Grass, a journey through Downtown L.A.'s Maguire Garden’s pools and fountains, designed by architect Lawrence Halprin. The piece culminated in an interactive ‘picnic’ on the grass inspired by the choreographer Anna Halprin’s iconic textual prompts for non-dancers.

Luncheon on the Grass, Palm Springs

(top layer painting)

96" x 192"

acrylic, gouache, wall paint on canvas

2017

Luncheon on the Grass, Palm Springs

(top layer in foreground, bottom layer on stretchers)

2017

Luncheon on the Grass

bottom layer re-contextualized as five picnic blankets

2017

Luncheon on the Grass

bottom layer paintings installed as picnic blankets at Maguire Gardens. (photo: Heidi Duckler)

Luncheon on the Grass

bottom layer paintings installed as picnic blankets at Maguire Gardens.

Luncheon on the Grass

bottom layer paintings installed as picnic blankets at Maguire Gardens.

photo: Mark Lord

artist books with textual prompts

textual prompt: "...find the boxed cupcake. enjoy it."

textual promp: "...take a nap." photo: Mark Lord

textual prompt: "...begin to draw the sleeping bodies."

Luncheon on the Grass, Palm Springs top + bottom layer painting time-lapse.