From a distance, Francisco Palomares’ fruit cart looks like all the other ones that dot Los Angeles, complete with a multicolored patio umbrella to shield him from the sun. Palomares’ work sells for thousands of dollars in galleries, but on the corner of 3rd Street and Traction Avenue in downtown L.A., he pumps out still lifes for $39.99 a pop. Just a few weeks ago, police approached Palomares’ cart, saying they had received complaints about the volume of his music. “Echo Park 2020" is one of the paintings Palomares made on site. “Maybe it’s because, in the immigrant community, you don’t ‘aspire to start your own business.’ You just need work,” he says.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 08, 2021 16:03 UTC