Fire and Water
At first, I was simply attracted to the colors and shapes. San Francisco has a tremendous variety in its fire hydrants. Then, wondering what the colors and shapes might mean, I visited the web (FireHydrant.org) and I was hooked. Both the history and the technical aspects of Fire Hydrants are as interesting as their appearance. Friends started sending me photos of their local hydrants from Europe, Canada, and all over the U.S. It's impossible for me not to notice hydrants now. Which soon led me to start looking at fire boxes, fire engines, and so on.... Click here to go to next image ->
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Fire & Water

Doggie Diner

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Nokomis

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Trickster!

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" SFFD E-26 "
24" x 18", acrylic on canvas
©2001, Anna L. Conti

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