Sketching and Etching along the CA Coast
19. Moon Ship
- Moon Ship
etching 23 1/2 x 17 1/2
On a warm summer night in 1980, I sailed the GAMBELLA from San Francisco to Palo Alto. It was one of those rare occasions when conditions were absolutely perfect. I was carried along by a gentle breeze aided by a flood tide and then a full moon rose over the East Bay hills. This etching was an attempt to recapture those moments. Only three of one hundred were ever printed although there exist a number of artist’s proofs.
20. The GAMBELLA at Drawbridge
The GAMBELLA at Drawbridge
etching 6 x 9
Located at the extreme south end of San Francisco Bay, Drawbridge is the only ghost town in the Bay Area. This plate was completed in 1989. On this occasion, I was accompanied by my friend and fellow artist, Evie Wilson, who later became my partner in life. In the middle of the night while anchored here, a train roared by on the trestle shown at the left. It was quite close at hand and shattered an otherwise peaceful slumber.
1. North of Trinidad / Marine Wildlife
- North of Trinidad
etching 3×4
This print, created in 1981, represents the northern limit
of the images in this book. Much later a house was built
on the site, and the Candystick Gallery in Ferndale sold
a print from the edition to the owner of the property.
- Marine Wildlife
etching 3×4
Created at a very private spot on Irish Beach during a
weekend getaway in 1983.
2. Point Cabrillo Light
- Point Cabrillo Light
pen and ink wash 7 1/2 x 9 1/2
The Point Cabrillo Lighthouse is the closest one to where
I now reside in Mendocino, and is just south of the site
where the Baltimore Clipper, FROLIC, was wrecked
during the gold rush era. Accomplished in 2006.
3. Noyo Harbor
- Noyo Harbor
pen and ink 8 1/2 x 12
This sketch was accomplished at Noyo Harbor near
Fort Bragg on July 1, 1981.
4. Mendocino
- Mendcino
etching and drypoint 11 3/4 x 8 3/4
This plate was accomplished on a weekend getaway in
1981 with my friend Marine Wildlife (see page 7). At
the time I made this plate, I had no idea that I would
eventually end up a resident of the area. We moved to
Mendocino in 1994.
5. Point Arena
- Point Arena
pen and ink 8 1/2 x 10
This drawing was made looking south from Irish Beach
in 1983.
7. The Boat Works at Marshall
The Boat Works at Marshall
pen and ink 8 1/2 x 12
Marshall is located on the east shore of Tomales Bay.
The date was 1981.
8. Tomales Debut
Taken from a photo dated about 1976 the ink wash drawing on the left was done in 1980 and then became the source for the etching plate on the right also done in 1980. Note the reversal of the image (see introduction). The old fence was seen while hiking on the Tomales Pennisula near White Gulch where my boat the GAMBELLA was anchored. See additional versions here.
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