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Point Reyes Light Station Art Print
by Mike Robles
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Point Reyes Light Station art print by Mike Robles. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Point Reyes Light Station on a NOAA Nautical Chart is an original watercolor and ink painting by Mike Robles.... more
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Artist's Description
"Point Reyes Light Station on a NOAA Nautical Chart" is an original watercolor and ink painting by Mike Robles.
A section of a NOAA nautical chart was printed on Strathmore Aquarius II watercolor paper. The lighthouse was then painted using artist quality paints and ink. The location of the lighthouse is shown with a small red & white striped lighthouse on the chart.
Point Reyes Light Station was established in 1870 at Point Reyes, Calif., 19 miles from the nearest town of Inverness. It is a family station with a complement of four men who maintain a first order light, fog signal and radio beacon. The light tower itself is a sixteen-sided structure of forged iron plate bolted to solid rock. The top of the lantern is 37 feet (11 m) above the ground and focal plane of the light is 294 feet above sea level. To reach the light, men assigned must descend 308 steps on the headland from the plateau above the station, where the family quarters are situated. Buildings maintained...
About Mike Robles
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 we’ll 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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