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Douglas Gorney - SF Sunset District-based artist Home portraits, urban sketching, Illustrations Online gallery • shop for prints and originals • commission inquiries • say hi: gorney.studio instagram.com/outeravenuesart

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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
On the strip at SFOB Hot Rods • Kustoms • Classics this morning, hanging out with the Sunset Sketchers Fountain pen and watercolor #sketch #sketchbook #watercolor #watercolorsketch #watercolour #watercoloursketch #carsketch
Loose, 18-minute watercolor sketch of a 1956 Chevy stepside pickup truck, bright red, with a black cover over the cargo bed.Quick watercolor sketch of a gold 1968 Mercury Cougar with a black vinyl roof, and hidden headlights. We are looking head-on at the car with the Great Highway in the background.Watercolor sketch of a 1956 Packard Clipper in two-tone blue. The car is pointed towards us, Angling to the right. It's notable for the two big chrome nacelles that extend from the amazing grillework.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
Updated N Judah: Added bumper pads to front of train! (Big development) Original watercolor: www.gorney.studio/new-products... Giclée print: www.gorney.studio/new-products...
A Muni Metro N Judah LRV heads South towards the ballpark on the Embarcadero. Overhead, clear blue skies. Lining the tracks on the right are palm trees and the Port of San Francisco piers, reflected in the clean sides and windows of the train.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
N Judah on the Embarcadero (Heading to the Ballpark) #watercolor#watercolour #sf #sanfrancisco #sfmuni #sfmta Original watercolor available: www.gorney.studio/new-products... Giclée print: www.gorney.studio/new-products...
A watercolor painting of the N Jidau Muni Metro train heading South along the Embarcadero under a blue sky. To the right, palm trees line the Cobblestone real bed, and Beyond that, San Francisco's piers.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
Lands End Trail (from a springtime hike) #watercolor #watercolour #sf #sanfrancisco
The Golden Gate, seen from a coastal bluff, filled with brambles and white blossoms, on San Francisco's Lands End Trail in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. A sharp tidal line marks the division between green Bay water and the blue ocean. The Golden Gate Bridge is seen a few miles away to the east. In the sky, puffy clouds reflect the ocean light.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
Do you have what it takes?
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
Victorian cottage, Ingleside, San Francisco #watercolor #watercolour #sf #sanfrancisco #art
A cherry tree in bloom stands on the sidewalk in front of an ornate, green, Victorian cottage on a steep hill in this watercolor painting. It's flanked by similar houses uphill to the righanx downhill to the left. Behind the house, against a blue sky with partial clouds, stands a tall acacia tree -- behind which is a bit of the San Francisco skyline.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
A little Rice-A-Roni cheer on a gloomy day #watercolor #watercolour #sf #sanfrancisco
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
The #SFGiants may have missed the postseason, but you've still got a chance to get this Oracle Park print. Only 1 left! (After which no más.) And only $49! Show yr black and orange pride this Halloween. With Buster at the helm, good things could happen next yr. www.gorney.studio/new-products...
A watercolor and ink painting of Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. Looking up at the stadium under cloudy spring skies from King Street, we see a Muni N Judah light rain train come towards us.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
The Sunset Sketchers visited St. Ignatius across from USF on Sunday. Sketches here by (clockwise from top left) Dio Hu, Mary Hobbs (visiting from the UK), Zareen Choudhury and myself. Join us when we meet next on Sunday, 10/6, 10:15-12:30 at North Lake in Golden Gate Park! #sf #urbansketching
A pastel and charcoal sketch of Saint Ignatius Catholic Church in San Francisco, looking up Fulton Street from the westA loose and colorful watercolor sketch of children and their parents playing among the statuary behind Saint Ignatius Catholic Church in San FranciscoA pencil and watercolor study of the east tower at the front of San Ignatius Catholic Church across from the University of San FranciscoA monochrome ink and watercolor study of two towers at St Ignatius Catholic Church in San Francisco
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
Not even 🎃 yet, true! But a commissioned painting makes for a very personalized Christmas gift. And the waitlist is already filling up. Contact me now for December delivery -- 🎄🎁🎨 gorney.studio/contact
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
Catching the goings-on at the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club with the Sunset Sketchers. (Sketches here by Tatiana, Kelly Murphy, Callie Floor and myself.) Our next meetup is Sunday, Sept. 29, 10:30-12:30 at St. Ignatius Church, Fulton @ Parker! #urbansketching #sf #sanfrancisco #watercolor
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
Dawn at the Gate Original #watercolor #watercolour available at gorney.studio
A watercolor painting of the North Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge peeking out from thick, peach-and-purple-colored fog covering the bay. In the foreground, the edge of the Marin Headlands are seen in shadow. To the right of the bridge, we can see the rosy San Francisco skyline, with the Bay Bridge and the hills of the East Bay in the background.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 16/09/2024
Dog and cat on 41st Ave. #watercolor #watercolour #sf #sanfrancisco
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 05/09/2024
The Sunset Sketchers two Sundays ago at Ballast Coffee on West Portal. We were there during the opening of of our colleague Liz Scotta's show, FRAGMENTS. The Sunset Sketchers meet again Sunday morning 10:15-12:30 at the viewing area atop Mt Davidson (just below the cross). #sf #urbansketching
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
Afternoon in the Outer Aves - take 2 #gouache #sf #sanfrancisco
A painting of a green and tan house on a corner in San Francisco's Sunset District. Above the house, a bright blue sky with whiskey clouds. In front of it, a palm tree right on the corner, and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle parked in front of that.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 18/08/2024
Dahliamana! The Sunset Sketchers doing their thing at the Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park this morning Join us tomorrow -- Sunday, 9/18, 10:15AM-12:20PM at Mallard Lake, off MLK Drive in the park near Lincoln Way and 27th Ave. (with @outeravenuesart) #sketchbook #urbansketching #sf sanfrancisco
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
St. Ignatius College Prep Sunset District, San Francisco #watercolor #watercolour #sf #sanfrancisco
A watercolor painting of a large and modern high school campus, with high several multi-story and buildings and one-floor bungalows. We look at the school from a landscaped, rock-and-scrub garden (the branches of a Monterey cypress intruding from the upper right) across a broad, largely empty street. Overhead, a blue sky with a few puffy clouds.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 07/08/2024
Marin County pool party #watercolor #watercolour #sfba #californiaart
A watercolor painting of a party around a swimming pool in the backyard of a stately home in the green hills of mMll Valley, california. The house has a tall peaked roof. There are straw Tiki umbrellas around the pool, and a guy floating in a pool float.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 31/07/2024
Noe Valley blue (#Watercolor by me) #watercolour #sf #sanfrancisco
Watercolor painting of a San Francisco "stick" Victorian house in baby blue with white trim, standing on a hill in lining towards the right. A large bushy tree in full foliage stands in front, slightly up the hill. Behind the house, a moody, partially cloudy sky.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 24/07/2024
Coffee with the Sunset Sketchers this morning at Andytown Coffee Roasters on the Great Highway #sf #sanfrancisco #sketch #urbansketching
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 17/07/2024
Sunset Grey (41st Ave., San Francisco) #watercolor #watercolour #sf #sanfrancisco
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 03/07/2024
Sunset summer #sf #sanfrancisco #watercolor #watercolour
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 20/06/2024
6th Ave. gathering spot #watercolor #watercolour #sf #sanfrancisco
A watercolor painting shows the back of a man in a plaid shirt, sitting on a bench in front of his house. The door of the garage is open, and inside are, in addition to a parked truck and lots of possessions, some friends, and a dog. Outside the house, sunbeams filter through lush green trees on the sidewalk.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 11/06/2024
Cole Valley street-and-tree-scape #watercolor #watercolour #sf #sanfrancisco
We stand at the base of a dark, leafy tree, looking across and down a narrow San Francisco street lined with Victorian-era houses and trees with leaves of various colors.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 06/06/2024
Meraviglia Acrylic, 24"x36" #painting #art #abstract
An abstract composition in black, yellow and muted reds on a cyan/teal background with swirling lines and color fields in a shape vaguely remeniscent of a human head, perhaps that of an astronaut gazing out at the galaxy.The same painting, leaning against a fence to show a sense of scale.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 05/06/2024
Recent acrylics ~ been abstracted of late www.gorney.studio/abstract-pai... #art #painting #sf
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 03/06/2024
Launching my new #abstract series. Acrylics on canvas, paper and board (priced to sell) : www.gorney.studio/abstract-pai... More added every week - check back! #art #painting
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 31/05/2024
San Francisco Centre, valiantly struggling to remain dead
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 30/05/2024
Clouds over Victorians ~ Upper Market/Castro (#watercolor by me) #sf #sanfrancisco #sfba
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 26/05/2024
Quick takes at the Gate in the morning fog Ink and watercolor in Moleskine sketchbooks #sf #sanfrancisco #urbansketching #sketchbook
A quick ink and watercolor sketch of the Golden Gate Bridge -- under heavy grey skies, the red bridge towers and suspension cables are seen just above green bushes; in the background, obscured by fog, are traces of the Marin HeadlandsA quick, loose sketch in ink and watercolor of the Round House Cafe--a circular, Art Deco building with a red roof and wraparound windows--looking up from the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 21/05/2024
Abstract studies #indiaink #gouache #abstract #abex
A loose abstract drawing in black India ink with spots of blue, red and yellowA loose abstract drawing in black India ink with spots of blue, red and yellow gouache paintA loose abstract drawing in black India ink with spots of yellow gouache paint
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 21/05/2024
Abstract #ink #watercolor #watercolour #sennelier #sennelierwatercolors #abstractdrawing #abstractexpressionism #abex
An abstract expressionist drawing with fast, squiggly ink lines in blue, gray and red, and some of the areas where the intersect filled in with yellow watercolor.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 19/05/2024
San Francisco City Landmark No. 254 - Doggie Diner Head, Sloat Blvd. #urbansketching with the Sunset Sketchers #indiaink #watercolor #watercolour #sketchbook #sf #sanfrancisco
The fiberglass bust of a cartoonish, red dachshund in a chef's hat and bow tie is shown in profile, looking to the right, as it sits atop a steel pole
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 17/05/2024
"Gouache" Gouache & India ink #sketch #sketchbook #gouache
Three tubes of paint (red, yellow and blue) are shown on a loose sketch with splatters of black ink
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 17/05/2024
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) #sketch #skizze #skizzenbuch #sketchbook #indiaink #stockhausen #portrait #electronicmusic #composer
A quick, black and white, pen and ink sketch of the electronic music composer Carl Heinz stockhausen. This white male, in his mid thirties or early forties, is seen in profiled as he stares, as if lost and thought, to the left. Left hand rests, Knuckles folded, on his lips and Chin. Wearing a white shirt with a black tie, he rests against a rack of recording and Sound Processing equipment.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 15/05/2024
Rest in power Calvin Keys 2 /6/42 (Omaha) - 4/14/24 (Berkeley) youtu.be/VAjRGMMWXY4?... India ink & fountain pen ink #sketch #jazz
An black-and-white ink sketch of a bearded Black man (the late Calvin Keys) bent slightly over the hollow-bodied archtop jazz guitar he's playing
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 13/05/2024
Sunday people -N Judah, Civic Center BART #sf #sanfrancisco #sketchbook
Pen & ink sketch of a man in a baseball cap looking to the leftPen & ink sketch of a man in looking to the leftPen & ink sketch of a woman in a hoodie with a backpack facing left and looking at her phonePen & ink sketch of a seated man in a "DEATH WISH" hoodie and a beanie holding a skateboard between his legs and looking to the left
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 10/05/2024
Only 3 days left for my May Day/Mothers Day sale! 15%-20% off all giclée prints plus selected original watercolors in my shop - gorney.studio - through midnight Sunday, 5/12 Or commission an original for your mother or grandmother! #art #print #artprint #prints #sf #sanfrancisco
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 10/05/2024
Live on the scene at 22nd & Kirkham, where this lineman is keeping the Internet tubes connected. Gouache & ink #urbansketching #sf #sanfrancisco
From a bucket attached to a boom, a Sonic internet lineman works on an electrical box on a utility pole outside a tan, mid-century apartment building in San Francisco's Sunset District. A white Buick Encovre crossover is parked in the foreground.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 30/04/2024
May Day/Mothers Day sale! 15%-20% off all giclée prints plus selected original watercolors in my shop - gorney.studio - through May 12
A watercolor painting of Eddie's cafe, at the corner of Fulton and Divisadero. The Viewpoint is of the Fulton Street side of the cafe, with the traffic on Divisadero street scene on the left side.A watercolor painting of a vibrant sunset, with a tall phone pole, overhead wires, and a street sign (Great Highway and Quintara) in the foreground.A watercolor painting of the Doggie Diner head on Sloat Boulevard across from the San Francisco Zoo. The doggy is in profile, with a street light and Sloat sign in the background. The sky is a deep, abstracted blue.A watercolor painting of The Cliff House scene from ocean beach, with the Marin Headlands across the Golden Gate in the background. A wave has just receded, leaving just enough water on the surface to reflect the Cliff House as if in a mirror.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 30/04/2024
Obsessing on the Thiebaud-like intersection at Balboa & 23rd Ave. #sketch #sketchbook #watercolor #watercolour #urbansketching #sf #sanfrancisco #sfba
A quick watercolor sketch looking downhill from Balboa St. & 22nd Avenue at the 23rd & Balboa intersection ~ on the other side, Balboa goes uphill.A quick watercolor sketch, this one a very minimal study sketch, looking downhill from Balboa St. & 22nd Avenue at the 23rd & Balboa intersection ~ on the other side, Balboa goes uphill.A quick watercolor sketch--this one a little more colorful and "filled in" --looking downhill from Balboa St. & 22nd Avenue at the 23rd & Balboa intersection ~ on the other side, Balboa goes uphill.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 25/04/2024
Frank and Carol at Blow Up Lab, Folsom St. Great printers! After many years, they're passing on the business to another team and are enjoying life. Sennelier and Case for Making watercolors on Fabriano Artistico cold-press paper. #sf #sanfrancisco #soma #watercolor #watercolour #tesla
In this watercolor painting, a man and woman stand together on a scooter on the sidewalk in front of a grey building with a BLOW UP LAB sign on it -- it's their digital printing press. Next door stands a beige Victorian. At the curb -- we'll, past a bright green bike lane -- is a black Tesla Model 3. The surrounding buildings reflect off its highly polished surfaceIn this watercolor painting, a man and woman stand together on a scooter on the sidewalk in front of a grey building with a BLOW UP LAB sign on it -- it's their digital printing press. Next door stands a beige Victorian. At the curb -- we'll, past a bright green bike lane -- is a black Tesla Model 3. The surrounding buildings reflect off its highly polished surface. .
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 22/04/2024
The Sunset Sketchers were on the Great Highway this weekend for SFOB Hot Rods • Kustoms • Classics. Heavy metal thunder! Sketches here by Mark Simmons (Recology truck), me ('68 Mustang headlight), Steph Chen (old-school Chevy low rider) and Matt Wills (Ford roadster). #SF #sanfrancisco
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 12/04/2024
Tiburon livin' #watercolor #watercolour #marin
A watercolor and gouache painting of a white, two-story, ranch style home with a red door in tiburon, Marin County California. There's a steep driveway to the street below, stone steps, and a stone fence that includes a low water garden with a covering of orange rocks and gravel. In the shade of an oak tree to the left, a woman sits with her hands extended, ready to push a young girl on a swing. In the background, under blue skies, are green trees covering rolling hills.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 04/04/2024
Boat Boi - Blackpool Boat Tram, Market St. Railway Gouache on paper (Original - www.gorney.studio/new-products... | Giclée print - www.gorney.studio/new-products...)
A gauche painting of the open-topped, Art Deco-style boat tram from Blackpool, England, now part of San Francisco's historic Market Street Railway. In the illustration, the tram is running from right to left, angled slightly towards the viewer. You can see just a little bit of the rails beneath it and the street around it. The streetcar is filled with passengers and behind the windscreen, the operator is waving at you.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 27/03/2024
Old-School BART Watercolor (8"x10") Original: www.gorney.studio/new-products... Giclée print: www.gorney.studio/new-products... #sf #sanfrancisco #sfba #bayarea #BART #transit #watercolor #watercolour
A watercolor sketch of a first generation BART train heading towards you, its rear cars curving to the right, between MacArthur and Rockridge on the Pittsburgh-Antioch line. Under a pale blue sky in the distance, the hazy skyline of San Francisco can be seen. To the right you see the edge of Highway 24.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 27/03/2024
Sunset²
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
Afternoon in the Outer Aves #watercolor #watercolour #sf #sanfrancisco #sfart #sfartist
A watercolor painting of a light green mid-century modern home on a corner in San Francisco's Outer Sunset District, with neighboring houses to its right. To the left, in a stone-rimmed tree bed, is a large palm tree, and in front of that, a Harley Davidson motorcycle is parked nest to the driveway. Overhead, blue skies with a light, wispy marine layer.
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 17/03/2024
Packed parking lot on St. Pat's for @sfobhotrods - the Sunset Sketchers took full advantage. Sketches here (clockwise from top left [I think]) by Mark Simmons, Matt Wills, Mary Conley and myself. #sketch #sketchbook #urbansketch #urbansketching #usk #sf #sanfrancisco #sfartists #meetup
Watercolor sketch of an old blue Chevrolet pickup truckWatercolor sketch of a green 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air coupe, with an inset detail of an old Golden Gate Bridge toll stickerWatercolor sketch of a customized old Chevrolet pickup truck, bright yellow with a black grill, bumpers, and roofExpressive colored pencil sketch of a 1946 Cadillac hood ornament
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Gorneaux @gorneaux.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
Morning in Parkside #watercolor #watercolour#sf #sanfrancisco
Watercolor painting of a light blue "bowfront" house with fieldstone steps ,a blue sky and overhead wires above. In the windows are two dogs and, in the shadows, up on a cat tree, a Maine Coon cat.
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