Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Elk Grove, CA

Raw interior space at the newly built church.

St. Joseph niche with gold leaf lettering and stars

Detail of lettering, 22 karat gold leaf on oil size

St. Mary niche, on the opposite side of the church.

Detail 22 karat gold leaf lettering, on oil gilding

 St. Joseph on the far end wall. Finishing touches before the 

opening of the church

St. Mary on the opposite

Old Governor's Mansion State Historic Park, Sacramento, CA

The galvanized metal horse head came from the outside of the carriage house of the old Governor's mansion.

Josie, as I named him/her (after "The Outlaw Josie Wales", with Clint Eastwood, and my grandfather Joseph) was covered with several layers of failing paint.

The State Park wanted to preserve the paint layers, fill in the missing paint, and macht a color to a later period.









Josie received an isolation varnish, and primer.

damaged area, primed, before patching

Josie, primed patched, and ready for metal top coat

Josie, my favorite architectural animal so far, with final coat,

and installed again at his/her proper home, above the 

stable doors of the Carriage House.

Probably a pure bred horse