Liz Brizzi: Mixed Media Landscape Artist

Lately I have become quite enthusiastic regarding mixed media art. Therefore I decided to research urban landscape artists that use this style of art for their work and I came across Liz Brizzi who's art work stands out with quality and seems to reflect desolation and decay. She seems to have found the knack of producing work with that scratchy and distressed atmosphere whilst still retaining colour.
Reading up on Liz Brizzi I find that her inspiration for her art comes from the industrial aspects of big cities and she has created numerous pieces centred around LA.
Liz's unique style starts with her own original photographs. She works with the idea of a 'mood' of a painting and uses the photographs she has that 'speak to her', tweaking them on photoshop, cutting them and creating a photo montage. Liz then places this photo montage onto an acrylic painted wood panel and then blends with layers of colourful acrylic washes.
Below are some examples of her work.