Beckman Auditorium

 I was recently contacted by an administrator at Caltech about my watercolor paintings.  Of course I was thrilled and excited.  They needed a watercolor of Beckman Auditorium.  It would be for a celebration of life occasion for the former general manager of event productions at Beckman Auditorium.  They would be giving the painting to his family.  What an honor to have one of my paintings considered for this event.  

I hadn't tried painting Beckman Auditorium on any of our many paint-outs at Caltech.  It's a very unique and difficult building by architect Edward Durell Stone (1964).  The two people I dealt with furnished some photos to use for my painting which they needed very quickly.  I chose to combine two photos, including some Jacaranda blossoms in the main photo I used.  It was enjoyable to finally try painting this special building for their special occasion. 

8" x 10" Watercolor