Sunday, March 4, 2012

Alcatraz

I was surprised, when visiting San Francisco, at how Alcatraz seemed so close.  In fact, my mom was amazed that the prisoners couldn't all just swim away-- she was certain she would have been able to! :-)


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23 comments:

  1. Beautiful drawing and what a true quote.

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  2. Hello Molly,
    What a wonderful painting. Love the greens.
    Stew.
    stewcrowther.wordpress.com

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  3. Excellent painting ~ awesome quote ~ thanks, namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor) Happy SS ^_^

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  4. The softness of the greenery contrasts with the harsh buildings. Great painting.

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  5. Fabulous work..so detailed..and such a powerful presence!

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  6. Great work - love the details!

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  7. you were beautifully inspired by Alcatraz! Nice painting.

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  8. Thank you for the thought-provoking words and a tremendous picture!
    xx

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  9. Great painting...love the words too. Something about Alcatraz that holds our imagination... :)

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  10. Woah! What a great subject, and I love how you captured the prison. The way you illustrated it, it just looks like another interesting piece of architecture on the shoreline.

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  11. oh what a great post!!!! I have never been there to see it!!! wonderful painting!!!!

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  12. Oh, this is a great one! I've never seen it either, but I sure like your depiction of it. nancy

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  13. Very well done! Your mom makes me laugh!

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  14. Thankls for visiting my PAST! Would have loved to come along and laugh with your Mom about her escape! Nice to know too that you are on the East Coast like I am.

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  15. this is just amazing, beautiful.

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  16. Your paintings are wonderful. I love your style and how you don't fill everything in. :)

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  17. ooh, this is so nice. love the rendition of alcatraz - such a fascninating place. great piece

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  18. this is such a great sketch and I love the green softness against the starkness of the buildings.... fits in nicely with that quote... great sketch...xx

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  19. This is a wonderful Alcatraz painting! Love the strokes and tones of green :) Great quote by Khalil Gibran, too

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  20. Lovely sketch! That's one place I'd love to visit, but it always reminds me of one of my favorite movies..."The Rock" :)

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  21. Oh yeah the Alcatraz! I wondered if one can swim or not, but the fact it. the pacific at sf bay is brutally cold year round, i was told that its could just kill if one plunged into the water. Very nice painting, love the inspiration n ur work!

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