#312 Sutter Street near Wool Street #312 Canvas Print

I painted another section of Historic Folsom. Folsom's historic heart is Sutter Street, the city's original business district. It is the home of the Folsom History Museum. Gold rush stage coaches dropped off miners looking to become rich in the foothills river beds. The Pony Express stopped in Folsom to drop off mail. The Sacramento Valley Railroad, the first in California, linked Sacramento to Folsom which soon became a busy economic center for the foothills. The street hosts yearly street fairs and other events so visitors can enjoy the quaint and historic setting of the area.

This watercolor painting was done on Arches, 12" X 16", cold press, 140 lb, watercolor paper.

My search to find my biological family was the genesis of my journey into the world of art. When I finally found my birth family, at the age of 40, I was plunged into a new and very different family. On one occasion while talking with the father I had never known, I discovered that my great uncle was the renowned watercolorist Dong Kingman. Fatefully discovering a cheap watercolor paint set, and intrigued by my relationship with Kingman, I wondered if I had inherited any of his talent. This lingering question spurred me into trying to paint. My first challenge was deciding what subjects I would paint. As a fan of Van Gogh, and knowing that he painted images from his day to day life: houses, fields, people working, I decided to do the...