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by Mike Robles
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“Alcatraz Island Lighthouse” is an original watercolor, gouache and ink painting by Mike Robles.... more
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11 oz.
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“Alcatraz Island Lighthouse” is an original watercolor, gouache and ink painting by Mike Robles.
A section of a NOAA nautical chart was printed on Strathmore Aquarius II watercolor paper, after masking an area for the lighthouse. The lighthouse was then painted using artist quality paints and ink. The location of the lighthouse is shown with a small red & white striped LH on the chart.
Alcatraz got its name in 1775 when Juan de Ayala, a Spaniard was engaged to survey the harbor and the San Francisco Bay. Since he observed pelicans in large numbers on the island he named the island as "Isla de los Alcatraces” meaning the “Island of Pelicans”.
Alcatraz Island Lighthouse was the first one built on the U.S. West Coast – located on Alcatraz Island in California's San Francisco Bay. It is located at the southern end of the island near the entrance to the prison. The first light house on the island was completed in 1854, and served the bay during its time as a Citade...
About the Artist, Mike Robles I am a senior artist and a native Californian. I was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from Carlmont High School, Belmont in 1958. I graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 1963 with a BS in Physical Sciences. One week after graduating, I married Jane and this year well be celebrating our 50th anniversary. My career as an analytical chemist for GE Nuclear Energy started in 1963 at the Hanford Engineering Works in Eastern Washington. In 1969, my family (wife and two sons) and I moved back to California and settled in Livermore. I continued working for GE for most of my 40 year career. I was exposed to art at a young age by my extremely gifted artist mother and step-father. But, I...
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