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I was driving down Moeser Lane on my way home from Blake Gardens and as usual was amazed by the view and had to pull over and paint it from the front seat of my car. Moeser Lane is a very steep street that heads straight uphill from my house (in the flatlands near the S.F. Bay) and ends at The Arlington in El Cerrito (which means “little hill”–hah!) . Moeser Lane has a colorful history, having once been a tramway carrying rock from a quarry located near the top of the hill.
Painted in watercolor on a Sennelier watercolor block sized 10″ by 4″ — perfect for such a widescreen landscape.
Jana Bouc, Artist 
8 replies on “View from Moeser Lane”
When you say “straight uphill” you ain’t kidding! When I was a new driver (with a stick shift) I’d go miles out of my way rather than drive up that street! : )
Love the view. Reminds me of my grandmother. She used to live in Kensington (more or less just up the hill from Solano Ave. in Albany) and had one of those spectacular five bridge views. Who needs TV when you can watch the sun set over the Golden Gate?
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magnificent colours! really captures the bay.
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Jana, I love this “view” of the bay! The colors are perfect for this time of year, too.
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GLORIO-SO!!!! JUST LOVE THIS JANA!! And to sketch from your car — love it even more! I love how you were able to get the distance looking so good on those mountains!! BRAVA!
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Wow, this is gorgeous! I feel like I am right there.
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I love this Jana! Reminds me of my holidays in Ireland, coming down the road and getting that first glimpse of the sea – fabulous! These scenes are really special.
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Jana, to imagine you just pulled over and did this from your car seat is just amazing. Beautiful painting.
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That’s just so lovely, Jana — I clicked on enlarge and was so glad Idid! Thank you.
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