The 4th, 2012 

Patrick Martinez: It feels like a backyard barbecue. Putting together a barbecue with friends and family.

Narrator: Patrick Martinez is an artist who lives in Los Angeles. 

Patrick Martinez: Definitely gives you a sense, in this piece specifically, of the land of L.A.

I love the green grass. I love the green Henry puts in a lot of his paintings as the ground color. And just the way he moves paint. The way he'll move paint around in many of his paintings. But this painting specifically in the white shirt, he's not just coloring it white, there's blue tones and other tones kind of mixed in and moved around in spaces that can just be flat color. You could see it in the concrete, the grass.

He's observing, he's interested in the things that are around him, he's responding. He doesn't need all this grandiose, inspirational trip to X, Y, and Z. It's just kind of like a trip to a friend's house will do it. 

Narrator: Martinez’s own work is also on view at the Museum right now. You can find it in the Lobby—it’s the neon work over the ticket desk. He talks about that work, and the inspiration he takes from Los Angeles, elsewhere on this audio guide.