Hollister Ranch Paintings by Sean Kirkpatrick
"Gaviota, I Will Save you"
Looking from the Ranch into SB's direction before the onslaught of development...
"Railroad Cut -Gaviota"
Remnants of a time now forgotten, the slow moving trains along Gaviota's coast
smile in the face of today.
"Atop St. Augustine's -Hollister Ranch"
Waiting for the bowl to show, no one out as the tide comes in.
"Postcard Point" -The Ranch
Early morning on Gaviota's coast, remaining untouched
apart from the train, and a few surfers holding on to a dream.
"Clouds above Drake's Bay"
Rain come, clear the air. The Islands now close enough to be in your lap.
"View from Saint Augustine's -The Ranch"
Atop the bluffs at Augie's, the way Cali used to be.
"Wave Study, at Storm Time"
Storm influenced beach break, a sign of things to come.
"Daybreak on the Ranch"
Up early as the sun wakes the sand & surf of Gaviota.
"Razor's, at The Ranch"
Early morning light below the train trestle, on the Gaviota Coast.
"Looking for Lefts & Rights -Hollister Ranch"
Atop St. Augustine's, head pointed north. The weather shifted many times before the glass off at "Lefts & Rights".
"Gaviota Train Country"
Winter skies, offshore breeze, in a most special place we call home.
"The Path to Gaviota"
The bend of 101 through the pass leads to a gateway... a place that man mustn't tread too heavily on.
"Railroad Cut -Gaviota"
Entering The Ranch from an angle most vistiors pass by...