ED MONROE
Writer
Artist
Illustrator
Ed Monroe Artist & Writer
Berkeley, CA
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People's Park, Berkeley (2011)
Russian Hill at Night (2008)
Landscapes and Locales
Ed Monroe uses a variety of materials and techniques to create a diverse repertoire of paintings and illustrations, including oils, acrylics, palette knife and brush, pen and ink with colored pencil, washes and splattering.
His San Francisco Bay Area home has not only inspiring and gorgeous natural landscaping but features many interesting structures. Monroe is aware that he uses landscape painting to strengthen his color and geometric skills for developing realistic art, but he is very aware that as he paints, he is making a historical record of the region even as it undergoes constant change.
Old Library School Building, South Hall, at UC Berkeley Campus
City of Oakland the Old Tribune Tower
San Francisco's unique skyline is the subject of many of Ed Monroe's paintings. In particular, he enjoys painting the nightscape. this one looks south toward the Bay Bridge, with Coit Tower, the Embarcadero building complex, and the famous Transamerica pyramid in the foreground.
This sunset scene is overlooking the city of Berkeley and the University of California campus, with its campanile lit up in the mid-foreground. In the far distance, is the "Sleeping Maiden," Marin County's Mt. Tamalpais.
The Rift Valley
Ed Monroe is steeped in the literature of science fiction and fantasy and takes inspiration for many paintings and illustrations. For more of these images, go to "Other Worlds" at this website.
Ed Monroe Artist & Writer
Berkeley, CA
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