It occurred to me that I had not provided a reference for the Balboa Park piece (painted with black gesso). Here is the original photo, a snapshot taken of a statue of the Spanish explorer, Vasco Nunez de Balboa. The San Diego park was named in his honor, as he is claimed by some to be the first to see the Pacific Ocean. Others, including Wikipedia, give credit for its discovery to Ferdinand Magellan.

This photo was the original inspiration for Project35. Taken in the spring of ‘08 in Charleston, SC, while my wife (hence the beauty) and I were walking towards the harbor, on one of the cross-streets in the Battery. The town is as old as it is picturesque, and has managed to preserve itself so well. To think, these were the same city streets that witnessed the first shots of the civil war. I find that fascinating, and worth recording.