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THE DEL


HOTEL DEL

pastel, 10"h x 8"w
courtesy of Tirage Fine Art Gallery
SOLD - PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Today is an exciting week for me with anticipation of a couple of out-of-state / country guests! So wonderful to catch-up with news, share wonderful dinners and just enjoy one and another's company. The excitement is killing me! I just can't pay attention to finish a started petite painting, so decided to post a recently completed pastel in Tirage's possession and available for sale.

This painting is a slice of the iconic vacation landmark Hotel del Coronado. Even though the hotel is a conglomeration of several various shaped buildings, it is visibly known for it's red turret which graces the front entrance.

The hotel which dates back 120 years, is a beachfront luxury resort as well as a location for motion films, such as Some Like It Hot, that starred Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis.

There is even rumored a ghost, Kate Morgan, still inhabits the premises. She had checked into room 3327 at the hotel on November 24, 1892 and found dead 3 days later. Her death was ruled a suicide and to this day sightings have been reported by people who have stayed in the same room.
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  1. UnknownApril 28, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    Your painting has envoked fond memories of several trips I made to San Diego and always stayed at the del Coronado. Was a mortgage banker then so work wasn't fun but the hotel stay was delightful. Too bad I wasn't painting then. Thanks. P.S. Happy to talk fruit/food anytime.

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  2. Susan RodenApril 29, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    Hi Kelly!
    Love, love, love food! I'm from a large family and dinner meant a lot to us in so many ways.
    Did you see any ghosts at the Del?

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