Samples of Pete

I've written before about my work to preserve my late friend Pete Hampton's legacy as an artist and storyteller. Without going into great detail, there has been some, but only some success. It looks like the project has gone as far as it is going to go. It isn't over, yet, and there is still some hope. I haven't lost faith in my belief that Pete deserves to stand with, at the very least, California's finest regional artists. Here is a small sample of my favorites among Pete's work.

See the links to The Lost Era Transcripts blog, and The Lost Canyon Project Blog on the sidebar for more about Pete, and my work to preserve his legacy.

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This stuff is all quite old. All of the above paintings have come unglued from their backings. It'll take some work to get them in any shape to hang.

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 These two, however are a couple of Pete's favorites. They are nicely framed, and ready to hang.

So, we'll just have to see where this thing goes from here. There will be two final Lost Era shows this November. One will be November 8th at the Whittier Historic Museum, and the other at Whittier Art Association Gallery on November 22nd. There are two other remote possibilities. If either of them comes to fruition I'll post about it

JWM