I spent my mid-twenties in San Diego, CA. It was a fraught time, both glorious in the careless abandonment with which I lived my post-college life, and painful in the way that new adulthood can be, full of questioning and lessons and exploration and revelation. The bright palette and playful use of light relate to the hopeful nostalgia I feel when thinking about this time in my life, and how the endless-summer vibe of southern California contributed to the formation of my life-view that the pursuit of joy is worthy and ubiquitous. “Where California Began” depicts a scene from Point Loma, a peninsula region near downtown San Diego. The title draws from a slang term that was historically used to describe Point Loma, so close to the southern US border. It also relates to the personal relationship I have with this place, a place where so many of my adult beginnings took place.

The original was painted with oil, acrylic and gouache on wood panel.

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PRINT DETAILS:

- This is an archival print of my original painting.
- Each print is signed on the front.
- Frame and mat are NOT included.
- All of my prints are produced with professional art materials including pigment-based inks and archival Somerset Velvet fine art paper. 
-In order to keep your print in great condition it is important to frame with archival materials (mats, backing board, etc.), keep out of direct sunlight, and UV glass if you really want to go all-out!

SIZE:

- Paper is larger than the listed size, as there is a ~1.25" white border around the actual image to enable easier matting, or float mounting to display the deckled edges of the paper.
- Image itself is shrunk down ~1/4" from size listed to expose signature line when matted or framed in the corresponding standard sized mat/frame.

Vendor

Noelle Phares