Capitola, Used To Be Airfield (Northern California), Oil Painting, circa 1950

Name: Capitola, Used To Be Airfield (Northern California), Oil Painting, circa 1950
Brand: Jon Blanchette (1908-1987)
SKU: 11757
Price: 850.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Vintage California landscape painting of the old airfield, Capitola. Oil on canvas board. Presented in a custom frame, outer dimensions measure 23 ½ x 26 ½ x 1 ¼ inches. Image size is 16 x 20 inches

Size: 16 x 20 inches Framed Size: 22 ½ x 26 ½ x 1 ½ inches

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Artist Biography - Jon Blanchette (1908-1987)

Jon Blanchette was born in England in 1908. Blanchette moved with his family to the United States in 1918, settling in Battle Creek, Michigan. He studied at the Pittsburgh Art Institute. In 1932, Blanchette moved to Los Angeles, California. He worked as a commercial artist for Fox Studios. In 1948, he settled permanently in Santa Cruz, California. In Santa Cruz, he gave private lessons while concentrating most of his time on painting. Blanchette was a member of the Santa Cruz art League and the Marin County Artists. He is best known for his oil paintings of Northern California including Santa Cruz, Mendocino, Monterey, Watsonville and Aptos.