#376 Griffith Quarry #376
by William Lum
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#376 Griffith Quarry #376
Artist
William Lum
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
I went on a plein air outing to the Griffith Quarry in Penryn in February, 2019. I picked a spot between the road and the fence to paint this view. If I were to look towards the left, the Valencia Club would come into view.
The quarry was established by Griffith Griffith, a native of Wales, in 1864. (That is not a typo, his name is really Griffith Griffith) The quarry produced high-quality granite used to construct many buildings in San Francisco and Sacramento, including parts of the California State Capitol. The office of Penryn Granite Works, which ran the quarry, is now the Griffith Quarry Museum that contains history about the site as well as other local history. Some of the original furniture of the Griffith Quarry is intact. The 23 acre park that surrounds the Museum building, made of granite blocks, are the remains of the quarry and its polishing mill. This mill was the first successful granite polishing mill in California.
This 15” X 22” watercolor was done on Arches, rough, 140 lb paper.
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June 7th, 2019
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