Keller Beach, Pen & Ink w/ Watercolor

Plein-air sketch of Keller Beach last week. This little pocket beach is on the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay, the contra costa. With a sheltered western exposure, the shallow water and sand stay warm when areas ten minutes away are foggy and cold. In case you didn't already know, I consider anything much less than 75 degrees to be miserable weather.

I first discovered Keller Beach some twenty-something years ago when I worked a few minutes away in downtown Richmond. The Friday potluck lunch hours became an office tradition during the summer, with the doggies on the grill, tater salad, and a tall cool one to wash it all down. Good eats! Then back to work. Or at least, to try to stay awake til it was quittin' time!

Googling around for more info on this spot, I discovered a Pt. Richmond newsletter that provided a little local history and old photos, as well as an image of an old Gary Carter watercolor showing Keller Beach's old fishing pier.

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