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| Original painting by Pen King The photo is courtesy of Cindy Mackie. |
Okay, dear Take 25 to Hollister Readers, you certainly recognize this block in downtown Hollister. That's right. It's the east side of San Benito Street, between 4th and 5th streets. Isn't the painting beautiful?
This oil painting of Hollister is owned by Cindy Mackie, who bought if from Ebay about two years ago. She said that she plugged in "Hollister California" in Ebay's search box and Voila!
The painter is Pen King. Through Google, I learned that the artist was born in China in 1964 and is now based in the United States. He studied at the Guangxi Arts Institute in Nanning and became a full-time professional artist in the mid 1980s. Pen King creates original-knife textured paintings and does custom commissioned work from photos. Click here to read an article about the artist.
Thank you, Cindy, for sharing the painting with us.
