You are bidding on a Giclee canvas for Mural #2 Hermosa Splash c. 1909 that has been stretched on a wood frame. This piece measures 9x30. The giclee is printed by Marco Fine Arts.

The mural was painted by Chris Coakley.

The scene looks southeast from the point of view of the Pacific Ocean off 16th St. toward the Hermosa Beach Pier. The mural shows a modern young woman (modeled by the artist's daughter) tossing a can of paint onto a wall, which then fans out to become a picture of Hermosa Beach circa 1909. Based on early photographs provided by the Hermosa Beach Historical Society, all of the
structures shown are as they were in that period.

Seen in the mural are from right to left; Redondo Beach Power Plant, which provided power for the Red Car line; Berth Hotel (now part of the Sea Sprite Hotel); Hermosa Pier, built in 1904; Morse & Morse grocery and lumber store; Red Car Depot, early home of Ralph Matteson, an early builder and businessman; Hill House, reportedly the first house built in Hermosa Beach, on Pier Avenue above Monterey; Vetter Windmill, used to water Vetter's flower gardens located at 16th and Ardmore. It has been reconstructed and moved to the park at PCH and Aviation Blvd. It still turns, but it doesn't pump water.; Hermosa's first church, St. Cross Episcopal on Monterey Blvd., and a Red Car Trolley that whisked people from Los Angeles to Hermosa Beach to enjoy the sun, sand and surf.

Artist Chris Coakley was born in the San Fernando Valley. At school the teachers noticed he could draw just about anything, so he was assigned all the duties of providing pictures for the school paper, decorating for events, and posters for
whatever the occasion. By high school, he took
advanced art classes. Chris' uncle worked in the movie business and he had the responsibility of
producing the backgrounds that surround the sets on the stages. And Chris began working for his uncle at the studios during summers and after school.

Chris' first job was on the set of Planet of the Apes, but his resume is rich with movie sets he worked on that include Aliens, Ghost Busters, Independence Day, Tora Tora Tora, Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean, Iron Man, 40 Year Old Virgin and many more.

Chris was hired by Disney to paint murals at the new Epcot Center and then traveled to Amusement Parks in Korea and Paris. There
he applied his knowledge of movie tricks to paint the large murals for many of the shows. He began to work closely with the design teams to develop the color schemes, and the character of the show.

Largely because of this experience Chris started Scenex in 1987, and for the next twenty years
he was busy providing a full range of art services to the Entertainment industry. Chris's mission going forward is to develop the potential for creating visual impact using the skills he has honed from the Entertainment industry.

Please note that all monies earned with this auction after reaching $5,000 will be shared by both the HBEF and HB Mural Project.

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