{"id":5712,"date":"2021-07-26T11:26:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T18:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=5712"},"modified":"2021-07-26T11:26:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T18:26:32","slug":"pigeon-point-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/pigeon-point-lighthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigeon Point Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-gray-color has-text-color\"><em>From April 2020, for a year, I posted on Facebook a painting each day as a brief diversion from the lockdowns and other bad news this year. Neglecting my weblog, I\u2019ll post in the coming days some of my better posts. Some of these paintings are still available.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"5713\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/pigeon-point-lighthouse\/neffpigeonptw-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ocean\/neffpigeonptw.jpg?fit=576%2C1168\" data-orig-size=\"576,1168\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8220;Pigeon Point Lighthouse&amp;#8221;, 24&amp;#215;12, oil on canvas,\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Pigeon Point Lighthouse&amp;#8221;, 24&amp;#215;12, oil on canvas,&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Pigeon Point Lighthouse&amp;#8221;, 24&amp;#215;12, oil on canvas,&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ocean\/neffpigeonptw.jpg?fit=148%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ocean\/neffpigeonptw.jpg?fit=505%2C1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ocean\/neffpigeonptw.jpg?resize=505%2C1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ocean\/neffpigeonptw.jpg?resize=505%2C1024 505w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ocean\/neffpigeonptw.jpg?resize=148%2C300 148w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ocean\/neffpigeonptw.jpg?w=576 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><figcaption>&#8220;Pigeon Point Lighthouse&#8221;, 24&#215;12, oil on canvas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the prominent man made features on the San Mateo Coast of California, along the Pacific Ocean, is the Pigeon Point Lighthouse. Built in 1871, it is the tallest lighthouse on the western coast of the United States. It is still used for Coast Guard navigation, and a small overnight hostel is now housed in the old light keeper\u2019s housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the &#8220;Studio Bilangguan&#8221; is another &#8216;Vertical Water&#8217; painting I did a couple years ago of the historic structure. You can read more about it here, and enjoy a short drone video of the area &#8212;<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/pigeon-is-the-point\/?fbclid=IwAR0nSTWC-gXDGAgab9UtfX6fVeDu7YxgrVOcpZr2oTWGLj7S1YfhBY0RvWs\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/pigeon-is-the-point\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From April 2020, for a year, I posted on Facebook a painting each day as a brief diversion from the lockdowns and other bad news this year. Neglecting my weblog, I\u2019ll post in the coming days some of my better posts. 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