FAMILY FUN

It's DAY 4 of the 30 in 30 CHALLENGE BY LESLIE SAETA.  I'm behind by l painting already but am "painting as fast as I can" trying to keep up.
This is a crop of another of my photos taken recently at the beach.  It was a lucky day with the weather just perfect and I got lots of good reference material--next best thing to  being there.  Actually I had to stand on some rock outcroppings to get this shot so it would have been very difficult to set up my easel at this angle.  I was envious of the people on the beach, but had to head off to my show so definitely wasn't dressed to go swimming.  I'm sure they had a good time.

Original Oil: 6 x 6
Price:  $60.00, plus tax and shipping

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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN LAGUNA

From a photo I took the other day in Laguna Beach.  I walked on the rocks among some tide pools and thoroughly enjoyed digging my toes in the wet sand.  The reflections in the sand were amazing--it was around 10 am and hadn't gotten warm yet.  Thus the name "A Beautiful Day in Laguna".  What a great gift for someone who loves the beach like I do....

Original Oil:  6 x 6
Price:  $55.00 plus tax 8%
Shipping: 8.00

Lori Quarton
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LAGUNA GAZEBO

A View of the Gazebo by Heisler Park in Laguna Beach, CA.  While doing my show at Art A Fair in Laguna I took an hour to go down to the beach and took some pictures of the gazebo.  While I am doing the show it is more important to be at the show (hopefully selling) than out on location painting so I have to be satisfied working from my iPad.  It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed taking my shoes off and walking in the wet sand.  Also got some lovely photographs to work from.  The Gazebo is a focal point in Laguna and oftentimes small weddings take place there.  If interested, contact me at:

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Size:  6 x 6
Price:  $47 plus tax
Shipping: $8

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PALMS-SOLD

These are some palm trees in a neighbor's yard that I admire every time I go out to get in my car.
The photograph isn't very good because I had to take it in the afternoon right after I had finished it as it sold right away.  --Always a good thing.  I may contact the collector and try to get a better shot of it as I really liked it!

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 6

SOLD

DAISY LOVE-SOLD

I've been challenging myself to get a painting done every day that I am at my show, Art A Fair in Laguna Beach, CA.  I teach on Tuesdays and take Monday and Wednesday off, so I give myself a break on those days.  Sometimes on my teaching day I complete a demo and then will have a painting to post here.  The above was my painting yesterday.  It is 6 x 6 and the subject is a little pot of daisies that I picked up at Trader Joe's on my way to the show.  I love my booth this year.  I am right up front where the entertainers are.  It can be more than noisy (loud music), but is great fun.  Most of the time I can manage to carry on a conversation over the music, but I know there will be times when that will be impossible.  Come visit me, I'm in Booth A-28.

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 6

SOLD

MYSTIC CAVE

Original Oil
Size:  11 x 14

This is from China Cove at Point Lobos south of Monterey.  We were so fortunate when we visited to have a gorgeous day and this magical spot was the highlight.  Yes, the water really was that color!

VIEW ACROSS THE WATER-SOLD

A view from the beach in So. Laguna near the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.  It was an idyllic day for painting on the beach and dipping my toes in the water when it got a little warm.

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 8
SOLD

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JUICY PEARS-SOLD

ORIGINAL
Size: 6 x 6"

Two pears I selected to paint from our local Farmer's Market.  They are on a pale teal green plate.
The painting was blocked in with a brush and finished with a palette knife.  It has lots of texture to
match the juice "delectableness" of the pears.  They were good to eat, too, when the painting was
done!
Available at Art-A-Fair in Laguna Beach, CA or email me at:
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SOLD

POINT LOBOS #1

On a recent trip to Carmel/Monterey we visited Point Lobos National Park and this was one of the beautiful landscapes we viewed.  Such a magnificent place, I wish I could go back right now....
At the Park you are directed to drive to view points and they are all beautiful, but if you visit be sure to drive to the final parking area from which you can walk to China Cove and a few other beautiful spots.  Be careful not to miss the last stop!

Original Oil
Size: 16 x 20
Price: $950.00

ALONG HIGHWAY 1

On a recent trip to No. California we drove from Monterey down to Big Sur.  It was a beautiful day and this view was at one of the vista points where we pulled off .  Somehow this lovely tree standing by itself and acting as a lonely sentinel has survived.

I will be starting Art-A-Fair in Laguna Beach soon and am sending out invitations for opening night as well as passes for the entire summer.  If you would like one, please email me with your name and address at-----quartonfineart@yahoo.com.  I'll get one off to you right away.

I received some comments that it was illegal to photograph or paint this image?  I Googled The Lone Cypress and found dozens of photographs and paintings and comments to the effect that it was OK to photograph and paint it as long as it wasn't a commercial endeavor.  If anyone knows more about this, please let me know.......

Original Oil
Size:  12 x 17

DOS MANZANOS

I'll be teaching a palette knife painting class this summer at Art-A-Fair in Laguna Beach, CA so I'm going to be working on a series of images that will suit all levels of painters.  Palette knife painting is so fun since it is somewhat "plastic" in its maneuverability.  With so much paint on the canvas it is easier to move edges and change things by scraping off.  Come down and give it a try.

Original Oil
Size:  8 x 10

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INGRID BERGMAN BURGUNDY ROSES

This rosebush was acquired by me by mistake, but has turned out to be one of the best.  I went to the nursery and asked for an American Beauty rose (bare root) and was given a plant.  I came home and prepared a wonderful spot for it using wire screening (we have moles and gophers) and proceeded to wait for the blooms.  It succeeded beautifully in blooming its little heart out.  That fall when I pruned it back I got down close to the root ball and looked at the tag and lo and behold it said "Ingrid Bergman".  Oh well, they are much like American Beauty and it has continued through the years to perform like a champion.  I remember Ingrid Bergman the actress and she was beautiful, too, although much scorned here in the U.S. at that time as she was having an affair with.....help me here, was it Roberto Rosselini??  That goes way back to a different time!!


Original Oil
Size:  6 x 8
Price: $65.00
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GOLDEN GATE-SOLD

This imagery came from a photo taken by my daughter.  She took the photo from a bike trail.  She was on a vacation with her soon to be husband and they had a wonderful time in S. F.
I lived there long ago for a while in Pacific Heights,  and later on Nob Hill and then Russian Hill.
I had a view of the Golden Gate from the Russian Hill apartment.  Good times!
The upper image is a more recent painting in a larger size done from the small lower study.

Lower Image:
Original Oil on prepared board
Size: 6 x 8 - SOLD
Price:  $85.00, plus tax and shipping
Purchase by email:  quartonfineart@yahoo.com

Upper Image:  Original Oil on prepared board
Size:  11 x 14
Price:  $750.00
SOLD

PIANO CAT-SOLD

Our cat, Rocky, loves to sit on our piano and look out the window--I'm sure he lives to catch sight of a bird or a bunny rabbit.  He hasn't done great things for the finish of our piano as he has been doing this for years, but guess that's the price we pay for letting him have some fun.  We just placed another table that is lower right in front of the window so we're hoping this will help.  Actually, since none of us play the piano I guess it is nice that it has served some purpose through the years.  Bill's Mother was a very accomplished pianist and we inherited the piano from her.  I'm sure she would roll over in her grave if she knew this was the purpose her piano had been reduced to.

Original Oil
Size:  8 x 6
Price: SOLD

PURE PLEASURE

I called this painting Pure Pleasure as it was a pure pleasure to paint it.  I had previously done a smaller study on location called One Duck and shown earlier in my blog.  I then used it to enlarge this at the same location (Irvine Park in Orange County, CA).  I paint here often and also enjoy going there to walk my dog (a Cairn Terrier).

I was so happy yesterday to hear that I was given a 2nd place award for the painting by the Southern California Plein Air Painters (with a nice cash award).

 Original Oil on prepared wood
Size:  11 x 14
Price: $875.00
Contact artist if interested:

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HENRY FONDA YELLOWS-SOLD

This is another painting of what are rapidly becoming almost my favorite roses.  The rosebush is ablaze with yellow.  Even at dusk it looks like there is a spotlight on it.  Just amazing so how can I resist trying to paint some of them.  I put them in my antique sugar bowl and decided to crop the bowl so I could emphasize the roses.  The dark background makes them sing, which they almost are anyway.....(I think I can hear them?)

Original Oil on prepared wood ground
Size: 6 x 8
Price:  $55 + 10 shipping in US only

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FRESH AS A DAISY-SOLD

These daisies were "rescued" from our Easter bouquet.  Daisies are such wonderful, happy flowers and they last such a long time.  I liked the contrast of the "mauvish" (I know that isn't a real word) background against the green glass jar and the touch of yellow in the heart of the flowers.  It is so easy and almost compelling to get picky with all the petals, but hopefully I avoided that pitfall this time.

Original Oil on prepared board
Size:  8 x 6
Price: SOLD

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FIRST HENRY FONDA

This painting is of my first Henry Fonda rose of the season.  They are the most beautiful yellow in the beginning, but their form and color seems to "degrade" as the summer wears on.  I must go to a nursery and ask if there is anything I can do to keep them beautiful.  The sugar bowl is part of an antique set that was passed down by my Dad's family.  This was a most enjoyable painting to do as it kind of "rolled off the brush".  Wish they were all that way, but fortunately more and more of them are!

Original Oil on prepared board
Size:  8 x 6
Price:  $55
Available through the artist
  quartonfineart@yahoo.com

ONE DUCK - SOLD

This is another painting at Irvine Park.  I have an annual pass and it is near my home so it's always very tempting.  This is the small waterfall with the bridge that crosses it.  It was a very peaceful afternoon with a few ducks out enjoying the quiet.  I decided to include one duck, although he is not very obvious, just for fun.  I didn't make him stand out as I didn't want him to be the focal point.

Original Oil on Board
Size:  6 x 8
Price: $65.00 + tax - SOLD
Shipping: $8.00 in U.S.

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THE BOATHOUSE (Irvine Park)

This is my artist's interpretation of the boathouse at Irvine Park.  You can rent a paddle boat and paddle around the lake with the ducks.  I remember doing this long ago.  Yesterday I was painting with some friends from the Southern Calif. Plein Air Painters group.  We couldn't have had a more perfect day.  It was great to get out in nature again.

Original Oil on Board
Size:  11 x 14
Price:  $425.00

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SHY ONE (SUNFLOWERS)-SOLD

I took pictures of these sunflowers in my garden a couple of years ago.  I combined the two and liked the idea of one hiding behind the other.  The big guy in the front is the "protector".  I think I'll try for another "crop" this summer since they are really fun to grow.

Original Oil on Board
Size: 6 x 8
Price: SOLD

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LONE PALM

A view from the walkway at Heisler Park in Laguna Beach.  It was early morning with a slight overcast or marine layer.  In most places at the park there are lots of palm trees so this one isolated palm caught my eye.

Original Oil on Board
Size:  11 x 14
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PRETTY POPPIES - SOLD

These poppies are the first to bloom this year.  I spotted them way up in the "back 40" when I was scouting for something to paint.  They are such bright, happy flowers and stand up very straight on their stems so can be spotted from afar.  Soon there will be many of them--can't wait!

Original Oil
Size: 5 x 7 - SOLD
Yours for $45.00 + $5.00 shipping in US

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WANNA PAINT - SOLD

My imagination is running rampant!!  Teddy is asking someone to come paint with him.  I feel the same way sometimes.  It's just fun painting the chunky little black and white body of the panda.  I recently checked out the panda website on Fine Art America and at least I found out that I wasn't the only one dreaming up activities for the panda.  It's nice to know I'm not alone.  I haven't completely slipped over the edge.....yet.

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 6
SOLD
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I LOVE ORANGES-SOLD

My favorite little teddy bear.  I painted him once before in "Wanna Color" and was asked to join a "panda website" on Fine Art America.  So, decided to do him again and I have another version coming tomorrow.  I like him!  He seems such a happy little fellow and why shouldn't he be--he gets to do everything he wants!

Original Oil
Size: 6" x 6"
Price $55.00
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QUIET ARRANGEMENT - SOLD

I was tempted to call this painting "14 Hands" which would refer to the bottle that has a horse's head on the label.  But, for the sake of composition the horse's head ended up being a mere smudge of a reddish-brown.  This was meant to be a loose painting so a very defined horse's head just wouldn't work.  However, the horse was original inspiration (and I want to give him/her credit!).

Original Oil on Board
Size:  11 x 14 - SOLD

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DAISIES AND CREAM-SOLD

I had to resort to some silk flowers for this one.  I'll be so glad when everything starts blooming again.  My roses are bursting out all over, but it will be a while before the blooms get underway.  I really just need to make a trip to Trader Joe's and get some of their flowers.

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 8
Price: $65.00-SOLD
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SELTZER AND APPLES--SOLD

This old seltzer bottle was purchased years ago when a neighbor came over and said she had a friend that was at her home and had some interesting artifacts she wanted to sell.  She had lots of interesting items, but I fell for the turquoise glass in the bottle.  I like the contrast of the red apples and the brass bowl.

Original Oil
Size:  8 x 6
Price:  $65.00-SOLD
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RYAN'S BEAUTIES-SOLD

I painted these lovely fillies for their trainer.  I've been away from painting horses for a while so it was fun to get back to it.  The photos I worked from had them in their stall with white fences all around, but I rather liked the idea of them being free to roam on several acres.

Original Oil
Size: 8 x 10
NFS

BRASS AND GLASS---SOLD

This was a fun painting as most of them are, but the special part about this one was that I re-discovered the brass bowl that had long been missing.  Originally I also had a brass platter that matched, but it is nowhere to be found.  I love showing the transparency of glass and this container is part of a set that came from my Mom.  She and my Dad had purchased a whole set of them at the Madonna Inn where they had stayed while on their way to Northern California.

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 8
Price:  $65.00 plus $6.95 shipping
             in the U.S. plus tax-SOLD
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TREASURE ISLAND VIEW

I guess I am in love with this view as I've painted it quite a few times.  This is the largest painting I've done of the scene--it's 24 x 30 and I'm quite happy with it.  This particular day was probably the most beautiful day ever.  The water in the original is more turquoise but somehow I can't get that color on my monitor.  The powers that be at the Montage Hotel have made it nearly impossible to go there to paint as the meters in the garage are 25 cents for every 10 minutes and there is a 3-hour time limit.  I'm so glad I got to paint there on location for quite a while before these changes took place.  It's the 3-hour limit that is impossible except I may just go there and paint only very small paintings--4 x 6 or 6 x 8.

Original Palette Knife Oil:  24 x 30
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HENRY FONDA ROSES--SOLD

I did this painting sometime ago but just realized I hadn't ever added it to my blog and since it is quite popular on Fine Art America I decided to add it.  The roses are called Henry Fonda, obviously named after that great actor.  I love their warmth and look forward to their appearance each spring.  The vase was given to me by a friend that knew how much I loved iris.  So nice of her!

Original Oil
Size: 8 x 8
SOLD, but a print in any size can be obtained on www.fineartamerica.com/loriquarton

Thanks for looking!

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SUPPERTIME

This was a view in Laguna Beach right near the Laguna Hotel at dusk.  It was very peaceful and the birds were busily catching their dinner.

Original Oil
9 x 12
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Price:  $325.00

SATSUMA AND COPPER-SOLD

Another painting of my little copper fondue pot.  Painting copper is really fun and I'm hooked on it for the time being.  Also the little Satsuma tangerine was a lot of fun.  I just went back to the market and bought a few more.  I'll try to paint them before the leaves totally wither up and die.

Original Oil
Size: 8 x 8"
Price:  SOLD
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COPPER POT-SOLD

This is a little copper pot that I brought back from France many long years ago.  It is actually a fondue pot, but hasn't been used for that in quite a while.  I hadn't realized how challenging painting the handle of the pot would be.  (It is still a little off.) But, I loved the shadow it cast on the background.  That became the focal point.  The figs are from one of my fig trees.  I liked the combination thinking of possibly making fig jam.  Oh well, it was just a thought...

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 6"
Price:  $45.00 plus $5 shipping

VENICE CANAL

Original Oil
Size:  9 x 12
Painted on Ampersand Gessoboard
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GARLIC AND CLOISONNE--SOLD

This is a little cloisonne container that my parents-in-law had for many years.  They were stationed in China back in the 20's and brought back lots of "little jewels".  I grouped it with the orange slices for the color combination and threw in the garlic for good measure.

Original Oil
Size: 8 x 8
Price: $68.00 plus shipping-SOLD
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MR. WONDERFUL-SOLD

I called him Mr. Wonderful because is a very proud rooster.  I loved painting him with all his finery and beautiful colors.  He is one of the neighbor's chickens that comes under the fence into our yard.  I enjoy watching them root around and it's a good thing for us as they eat the snails and bugs.  I have a lot of iris plants and the snails used to be a huge problem, but not any more.  Long live the chickens!

Original Oil
Size 6" x 6"

SOLD

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KEY HOLE-SOLD

This is the Key Hole in So. Laguna Beach by the Montage Hotel.  The area used to be called Treasure Island.  It is visible from the walkway on the bluff and during low tide people can walk down and go through the opening.  I painted this from previous works I had painted on location, but this is a studio piece.  Every time I visit this location it has a different appearance so I never seem to tire of trying to capture its beauty.

Original Oil
Size:  11 x 14
Price:  SOLD
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RAINY SEASON

This painting is basically a re-make of a previous painting that came out way too dark.  Everyone talks about how flexible oil painting is and it certainly is compared to watercolor, but, if you get some area too dark on an oil it is impossible to get it light and bright again.  The same is true of watercolor, but to a greater extent.  Anyway, I always liked the painting and wanted to work it out more to my satisfaction.  It all goes back to the planning!  If I would have just done my homework and done the thumbnails and color studies initially, I would have been much better off!  Some day I'll learn my lesson.

Original Oil
Size: 11 x 14
Price:  $425.00
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EUCALYPTUS-SOLD

These three eucalyptus trees are in the front yard of my son's current home.  Almost every day I take our dog over to his house to play with his dog and when I get back in my car these trees are in full view.  They are probably early middle age by eucalyptus standards and have not gotten huge and bushy.  The afternoon light hits them just perfectly and I am inspired to paint them every afternoon so here they are.

Original Oil
Size: 9 x 12
Price Unframed: SOLD
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WHITE ROSES-SOLD

My roses are loving all this heat.  All I have to do is keep them watered--lots of water.  This rose is the Iceberg that you see everywhere.  They are so hardy and need little care.  The jar is an old Ball canning jar which is always fun to paint.  I've basically reverted to my regular oil paints from the water-based oils.  I thought I could get along with the water based, but I switched back just to add something to a painting that I'd previously done in oils and realized how much better the regular oils are.  The ease of just using water instead of turp is a great temptation, but I'm deciding not worth it.

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 6
Price: $45.00
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LIFEGUARD AND FRIENDS

This was done recently with only the lifeguard, but I decided he looked far too lonely so I added a few people to the scene.  The place is the view from Heisler Park in Laguna Beach.  I was on the path above the beach.  The stairs lead down to the beach from that part of the walk.  I love painting at the beach--it's good for the soul--so calming and the sound of the waves plus the fresh air are a wonderful combination.  I've recently started painting on Ampersand Gessoboard per Carol Marine's suggestion and it is a wonderful surface.  If you are a painter and haven't tried it, I would highly recommend it!

Original Oil: 12 x 12
Available at Art A Fair in Laguna Beach until the end of August.

LAST ONE STANDING--SOLD

Just a simple little Gerber Daisy in a cup, but I had such fondness for this little flower.  It was part of my Mother's Day Bouquet from my son and his wife.  For some reason this one flower just kept going and going.  It is now coming to the end of its run, but has outlived all the other flowers that were in the bouquet by at least a week!  Flower Power!!!

SOLD

Original Oil
6" x 6"
$45.00 plus tax and $3 shipping
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SINGER-SOLD

www.loriquarton.comA friend of mine owned an old Singer sewing machine which had belonged to her Grandmother and then her Mother.  She decided she didn't have room for it anymore and it was not in good condition so she was just going to put it out on the curb for the trash people or whomever came along.  I told her I'd try to sell it for her on ebay, but only got a couple of calls.  In the meantime I really wanted it, but didn't see a place for it to fit in our home.  However, when one of the interested parties came over they wanted to cut a hole in the top of it to make a different "working" sewing machine fit.  I couldn't stand the idea so virtually talked them out of it and decided to keep it and refinish it myself.  It was a huge job, but came out beautifully--maybe I should go into that business?  We found a perfect spot for it in the corner of our bedroom so I enjoy it every day.  Now all the other pieces of furniture in our home that could stand refinishing are "staring" at me.  Uh oh!!!  Not right away!

SOLD

ROADSIDE SENTINELS-SOLD

I painted these palm trees once before several years ago and every time I see them they seem to ask to be painted again. They are beautiful and proud, thus the name "Roadside Sentinels". They are located near the Mission at the eastern end of Los Rios Street in San Juan Capistrano--away from the busy area where the restaurants are located. I think they are three friends withstanding the elements of time--much like many of us. Crazy, huh??

Original Oil on Canvas Board
Size: 12 x 16

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LIGHTS ON PACIFIC COAST HWY.-SOLD

The view is from high on a hill above Laguna Beach. It was painted from a photo I took there on the 4th of July. I was so surprised when I realized I could see the lights of the cars toiling away down on Pacific Coast Highway. It was a beautiful night and the fireworks that followed were awesome!

SOLD
Original Oil
6 x 6"
Price: $45.00 plus $5 shipping
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KEYHOLE VIEW-SOLD