Miguel Podolsky "Citroen Orange" Oil on Canvas, Retro Vintage Citroen Car Painting in Orange, Carmel California Art, Original 30 X 24 Inches, 2021

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A coral-orange Citroën DS sweeps toward the viewer on a curving road in this retro car painting in oil on … Read more A coral-orange Citroën DS sweeps toward the viewer on a curving road in this retro car painting in oil on canvas by Miguel Podolsky, its chrome bumper and round headlamps glowing, with two figures visible behind the windshield under a cream roof. Olive hills blur by at the left and a thin blue line of sea lies on the horizon. Soft, scraped brushwork in the sky and grass conveys speed, while the car itself is built from smoother, thicker strokes. Vintage cars are among Podolsky's recurring subjects, and this one has the feel of an old snapshot, bright and unhurried, painted in a limited palette of orange, olive and dove blue. Faint reflections of sky glint on the windshield.

The orange car makes a joyful accent for a dining room, a kitchen or a mid-century living room. It pairs well with teak, mustard, olive and cream, and it plays well against rust or terracotta walls. Over a sideboard or a bar cart, or in a den filled with books and records, it adds humor and a note of nostalgia. Twenty-four by thirty inches suits a mid-sized wall.

Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 x 1 in (76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm). Signed with initials in the lower corner.

Miguel Podolsky paints in oil on stretched canvas, working from the sketchbook he carries with him and from places he knows. Built in layers of visible brushwork, his contemporary impressionist pictures put light, color and atmosphere first, while an architect's sense of composition and proportion holds each scene together. Strokes stay broad and direct, with thin, scumbled passages in skies and water set against thicker paint in foregrounds. Each canvas carries his monogram, MP, in a lower corner.

Miguel Podolsky is an Argentine-born artist based in California. For more than thirty-five years he worked as an architect, a career that continues to shape his painting through a strong sense of composition, proportion and spatial balance. He is a contemporary impressionist who carries a sketchbook with him and paints whenever there is a chance.

His oil paintings explore light, color and atmosphere across landscapes, seascapes, urban scenes and vintage cars, often finding harmony between the built and natural worlds. Drawing on his South American roots and his many years in the United States, he paints scenes of the California coast, the Caribbean and beyond with a warm, optimistic eye for everyday moments. See less