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These paintings examine the myriad features of an abandoned and contaminated trainyard in Eureka, CA. The works describe this brownfield's many surface disruptions from hydrocarbon and lead contamination as well as the site's varied remediation efforts. (All works are 2002, oil on panel, 5"x7")

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Car Carcass

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Monitor Well

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Groundwater Awaiting Analysis

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Soil Sampling Area

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Area 3

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Bunker C Fuel Tank

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Misintentional Incident

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Opportunistic Vistas

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Elliptical Vista

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Palimpsestic Vista 1

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Palimpsestic Vista 2

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Elliptical Vista 2

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