Granville Studio: Yous’ Art Nouveau & Symbolism Era | LA

Granville Studio: Where Four Brushstrokes Became a Symphony

Los Angeles 2001-2002 – A Collective Crucible of Styles

The Granville years smelled of oil paint, hot tea, and creative friction. Shared with three other LA artists, this workspace became a living laboratory—where Art Nouveau flourishes met Symbolist whispers, and every wall argued aesthetics in the best way.

The Cross-Pollination Years

🎨 Style-Hopping with Purpose

Art Nouveau’s curves sneaking into portrait backgrounds

Impressionist light-play in quick studio window studies

Symbolist dream logic infusing still lifes with hidden narratives

🖌 Techniques Rediscovered

Glazing like the Old Masters (but with California sunsets as subjects)

Broken color experiments – When Monet met LA street art

Gold leaf trespassing onto contemporary compositions

The Shared Studio Effect

☕ Daily Creative Sparks

Debating Klimt vs. Mucha over shared espresso shots

Borrowing a studio-mate’s palette knife technique for a week

The time all four artists painted the same pear in their styles

🛠 Space Logistics

North light divided (but generously shared)

The "no turpentine near the coffee maker" rule

Rotating wall claims for drying priority

Legacy of the Collective Years

Though temporary, Granville gifted:
✅ Style Fluency – The confidence to borrow from any movement
✅ The "Yes, And" Approach – How to build on others’ ideas
✅ The Granville Pear Series – All four interpretations now in one collector’s home

"We didn’t share a fridge without conflict, but we shared centuries of art history without hesitation.