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Showing posts with label Wave Garden. Show all posts

Friday, July 6, 2012

Secret Urban Wave Garden

Watercolor painting of Wave Garden from sketch, 9x12"
One of our members, Susan Ford, is a landscape designer and she discovered this amazing urban garden in Pt. Richmond that overlooks the bay, known as the Wave Garden. I painted the larger watercolor above by working from my on-site sketch (below) as well as from memory and a funky cell phone photo.
Sketch made on site of Wave Garden, 5x8"
The owners of the property, whose home is just above the garden, bought the vacant lot, hired a concrete sculptor to create winding paths, walls and little nooks with seating areas, all with views of the Bay, and hired a landscape designer to fill it with colorful, abundant plants. And then they quietly opened the property to the public! It is a peaceful, quiet, serene retreat just minutes from the freeway.


Please visit my blog, JanasJournal.com to see more about the Wave Garden, with photos, videos and location.