Bodie no. 3
Bodie is a ghost town in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. After the discovery of gold in 1876 it became a boom town and by 1879 it had a population of about 8,000. But the town went into decline over time, achieving ghost town status by 1915. Still there, and is now a National Historic Landmark. This watercolor is based on a fine photograph by Brian Washburn.
Contact the artist: btwashburn@gmail.com
Or see the artist’s website: www.brucewashburnart.com/
Width: 20in
Bruce Washburn
I paint watercolors with a focus on the natural landscapes and distinctive urban settings of the San Francisco Bay Area, Yosemite National Park, and other locations of special importance to me.
Watercolor provides me with a perfect medium for rendering what I’ve envisioned and producing works of a type and size that are easy to share with others.
My intention is to create paintings that, during the process of conceptualization and creation, cause me to think about, and look carefully at, the subject and thereby learn something new about the world. And through that process I aim to create an image that provides the viewer with an experience of interest and a sense of comfort, especially for those with fond and familiar memories of these places.
I have a degree in Fine Arts from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. Over the last decade I have devoted my attention towards learning the ways of watercolor.
Email: btwashburn@gmail.com
Website: www.brucewashburnart.com/
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