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‘HEADING BACK’ Mixed media on vellum
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‘MAP OF DRAKES OYSTER FARM AT POINT REYES’ Mixed media on vellum -
‘THE OYSTER FARM ON THE SHORE’ Mixed media on vellum -
‘HARVESTING OYSTERS’ Mixed media on vellum -
'CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS' Mixed media on vellum
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'BOOKS' Mixed media on vellum -
'RICHARD PRESS' Mixed media on vellum -
‘SWANS WEST OF SUTTER BUTTES’ Mixed media on vellum
Read the story: Winter birds are a magical partnership of wings and water -
‘FOUR SHOREBIRDS AND ONE DUCK’ Mixed media on vellum -
'SANDHILL CRANES ON STATEN ISLAND' Mixed media on vellum -
Harvester: Chains & Sprockets mixed media on vellum -
'MONARCHS IN THE MORNING' Watercolor and pen on paper
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'PACIFIC GROVE SANCTUARY' Watercolor and pen on paper -
'MONARCH MIGRATION MAP' Acrylic and colored pencil on vellum -
‘GOLF COURSE AT GRIFFITH PARK’ Mixed media on vellum -
‘MULHOLLAND MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN’ Mixed media on vellum
California Sketches: Water flows south, aiding a thirst that is boundless -
‘L.A. RIVER VISTA’ Mixed media on vellum -
"Yolo Ricefields" mixed media
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'VALLEY SILOS' Mixed media -
"Flying Low and Slow over Carp Farms" mixed media -
'FIELD WITH PIPES' Mixed media -
'THE POMEGRANATE ORCHARD' Mixed media on vellum -
"Fish and Wildlife: Counting on the Delta" Acrylic and colored pencil
Read more: Tangled Delta's tides ever shifting -
"Reflections" Acrylic and colored pencil -
"Heron on Freeport Bridge" Acrylic and colored pencil -
"Delta Still Life" Acrylic and colored pencil -
"Delta Maps: Then and Now" Colored pencil: The Delta resembles a circulatory system. The drawing at left shows it in the early 1800s when it was freshwater wetlands. By the mid-20th century, right, Delta wetlands had shrunk due to agricultural use. -
"Houseboats" watercolor pen -
"Delta swallows" watercolor pen -
"Jerry Waterworth, age 94" watercolor pen -
'Shasta Dam looking south' Watercolor and pen on paper
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'Headwaters of the Sacramento' Watercolor, pencil and pen on paper -
'The Three Shastas' Watercolor, pencil and pen on paper -
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The Road to Anghiari: The old Roman Road runs straight up to the top of the hill, past the medieval fortress, still occupied. In Tuscany: Town has vestiges, vistas of ancient times. -
At the very top of Monte Santa Maria di Tiberina, the owner of the cafe rests in the afternoon sun. -
Piazza Del Campo, abbreviated. -
On a hike from hill town to hill town, to quote D.H. Lawrence, "It is the grass of the field, most frail of all things, that supports all life all the time." -
Market day in the rain dampens enthusiasm only slightly. -
From the crest of the hill, looking across the Tiber Valley to the Tiber River that runs all the way to Rome. -
Walking down the impossibly steep main street, I spotted old doors with many keyholes, the keyholes of all the keys that existed before. -
California Sketches The old men of the wall. -
17 towns in 5 weeks, and yet, slowly. -
Siena in the morning, the shadow of the bell tower moves across centuries of students and families, and then San Gimignano, up at sunrise. -
Medieval arches and fountains form a rich texture in mysterious streets where apartments fill the old fortress in Anghiari. -
Making friends with the cheese lady is critical; her Gorgonzola is best eaten warm and straight. -
A pile of sketches and notes. -
'Winter: Vernal pools at Rancho Seco'
A vernal pool can provide a hands-on science lesson that will last a lifetime. Read more. -
'Spring: Solitary bee loading pollen at vernal pool' -
Sketching with the kids at Splash Education Center, Mather Field. -
Through the artist's lens: Russ Solomon is an artist coming full circle. His close-up photographs of people's faces reveal character, Stephanie Taylor says of the man who founded Tower Records and influenced popular culture. He is fascinated with people and what he sees reflected in their faces. Read more. -
'The Close Up,' Pencil on vellum by Stephanie Taylor -
River holds beauty and peril
'What Lies Beneath,' mixed media – watercolor, pen and pencil – on paper. Read more here. -
River holds beauty and peril
Notebook sketch of Sailor Bar on the American River. Read more here. -
River holds beauty and peril
Notebook sketch of American River rapids. Read more here. -
The architecture of flying
"Making Connections," acrylic and pencil on vellum. Read more here. -
The architecture of flying
"The Approach," acrylic and pencil on vellum. Read more here. -
Bridging east and west, old and new
The self-anchoring suspension superstructure, acrylic and pencil on vellum. Read more here. -
Bridging east and west, old and new
The gap, acrylic and pencil on vellum. Read more here. -
Bridging east and west, old and new
'At the Edge,' Acrylic and pencil on vellum. Read more here. -
Reincarnation of Alcatraz in bloom
"Rose Terrace," watercolor, pen. Read more here. -
Reincarnation of Alcatraz in bloom
"Cellhouse Slope Gardens." Read more here. -
Reincarnation of Alcatraz in bloom
"Warden's Garden." Read more here. -
Almond orchard is sacrificed in cycle of life on family farm
"The Orchard," mixed media – watercolor, pen and pencil – on paper. Read more here.
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