Fahnestock’s mural depicts the people and places of Santa Paula’s oil history. South Mountain’s colorful oilfields are captured in the central portion of the mural. Vignettes show Santa Paula’s oil refinery (circa 1887) and oil workers around a wooden oil derrick. A cross section of Sulfur Mountain illustrates the unique oil tunnels by which oil was obtained in that area. Portraits of Lyman Stewart, Wallace L. Hardison and William W. Orcutt honor their vital roles in the oil industry. Stewart and Hardison organized the Union Oil Company in 1890. Orcutt founded Union Oil’s first geological department, the first ever set up by an oil company.The mural prints are produced by Gerry Beane, owner of Mandalay Fine Art in Ventura. They are printed on a Roland HIFI Jet Pro ink jet printer. This state of the art print technology replaces the typical four-color printing process with eight colors. Arches watercolor paper and light fast inks are used.The oil history mural prints and the other prints in the mural print series are on display in the John Nichols Gallery. For more information please call the John Nichols Gallery at 525-7804.
Limited edition prints of James Fahnestock’s oil history mural on sale now
April 12, 2002
Santa Paula News
The Santa Paula Murals Committee announces that limited edition prints of Santa Paula’s beautiful new oil history mural, located on the Century 21 Building at 123 N. 10th St., are now available.
The oil history mural is the fifth in a series of 10 murals which will depict the history of Santa Paula on walls throughout Santa Paula’s historic downtown. 150 prints have been made directly from artist James Fahnestock’s original color illustration for the oil history mural. The prints capture the vivid colors and details of the artist’s work.
The Santa Paula Murals Committee announces that limited edition prints of Santa Paula’s beautiful new oil history mural, located on the Century 21 Building at 123 N. 10th St., are now available.The oil history mural is the fifth in a series of 10 murals which will depict the history of Santa Paula on walls throughout Santa Paula’s historic downtown. 150 prints have been made directly from artist James Fahnestock’s original color illustration for the oil history mural. The prints capture the vivid colors and details of the artist’s work.Only 150 prints of this mural will ever be produced. Each one is signed and numbered by the artist. They are available at the John Nichols Gallery, 916 E. Main St. for $150. $100 of the total is tax deductible and all of the purchase price is a contribution to the ambitious Santa Paula Murals Project.After a nationwide search, the Santa Paula Murals Committee selected artist James Fahnestock to paint the oil history mural. Prior to creating the mural, Fahnestock painted dozens of murals and outdoor advertisements for the motion picture industry, private businesses, and for cities throughout the country.
