Monterey Boats, 24 x 18, oil on board
Did you ever meet a young genius? This Belgian-born artist Walter Georis began painting at the age of nine in southern California. During his teens, he had a further flowering of his creative gifts for photography and music.
Monterey Sail Boat and Pier, 52 x [...]
When Monterey Harbor was the center of the Pacific sardine industry, a critical factor in that success was the fishing craft constructed by a father and two sons: Angelo Siino, son Raymond, and son Frank, who together were the Monterey Boatworks on Wave Street. The elder Siino emigrated from Sicily and first settled with his [...]
Also tagged Angelo Siino, boat builders, fishing, Frank Siino, Isola Delle Femme, Italy, lampara boat, lampara net, mackerel, Monterey Boat Works, Raymond Siino, sardineBeing an artist first, a researcher second, I first painted the “Western Flyer” [top left] after a visit to Pillar Point Harbor in northern California about six months ago. I realized that in six years’ visits, I had never seen this huge, dark monster there before! I couldn’t even decide whether it was a fishing [...]
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