Price: $495.

Interior: Beginning of a Power Plant:

Since youth I've been fascinated by the metallic structures and silhouettes of power plants, industrial factories, chocolate factories and oil refineries. I've observed several power plants near the San Francisco Bay Area and in particular the Rodeo Refinery, which is a large venue, all in metal situated in Contra Costa County, CA. The Rodeo is heavy in smoke effects, especially at night time it can be seen as a magnificent performance. As most oil refineries are toxic, this one definitely has the neighbors concerned with the arise of asthma effects. It should be situated much farther from residential homes, but the Rodeo has been around for over a century. I did visit there once and attempted to photograph the site. I did not see any signs of unwanted trespassers so I went along and photographed some shots until I was confronted by security. I was not able to photograph any longer and all my photos were confiscated. Security officers were doing their job and were polite as soon as they knew I was no criminal, just an artist appreciating the factory! I walked away and we were at peace. Since then, I have continued to be intrigued by the refinery and continue to research others.

Interior: Beginning of a Power Plant, is an investigation of the interior shape of a power plant. It is an unidentified space. This painting is presented in a linear and color oriented style, uniting candy colored stripes in a uniformed set-up. It is the beginning of a composition. I wish to bring a fresh and clean interior, transforming the scenery into a candy colored life!

This painting was first exhibited in July 2007, at Hang Art Gallery's show titled New Faces, and was also exhibited in 2008, group show titled, Photography and Art Show, at the MoMo Lounge, Sacramento.