Taiwan Pavillion

Acrylic on Board
24" x 30"
c.1985

Sitting peacefully on Strawberry Hill in Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park is the Taiwan Pavilion, a gift from Taipei, Taiwan. (Also referred to as the Chinese Pavilion.) The artist and his family often rowed around the island as a fun and serene activity. This beautiful structure nestled among the trees on the little man-made island enchanted the artist and he captured it with a background of fog. Having grown up in San Franciso and living there most of his life, he became quite good at capturing the often present mist that added an air of mystery to serene beauty to things the fog surrounded.

Interestingly, this painting was stored in a box, unframed, for years when it was rediscovered about 15 years ago. It has become a personal favorite of Leonard's wife.

The original is in the artist's personal collection but is available as a limited edition print. It is available as an open edition print on FineArtAmerica.com, with a number of other San Francisco images by Leonard.