1987, R. Hazel Original Oil Painting of Mill Creek Signed & Framed | Listed California Artist This beautiful oil landscape painting by Richard Brian Hazel is a stunning addition to any art collection. The painting features Mill Creek in Sonoma County California on canvas and is signed by the artist. The medium-sized horizontal FRAME measures 26-7/8 inches in length, 22-7/8 inches in height, and 2 inches in width. The piece comes ready to hang and is an original, handmade item produced using oil painting techniques. Visible Artwork: 19-1/2" length x 15-1/2" height Canvas Size: 20" length x 16" height Per the artist's obituary: Richard Brian Hazel (1931-2007) was born in San Francisco and raised in San Mateo, where he graduated from San Mateo High School. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a degree in psychology. After college, he served for two years in the Army, and then pursued graduate studies in psychology at San Jose State University. In 1956 he married his wife, Peg, and they came to the Coastside in 1959. "He was gregarious, extroverted, and he loved people," she said. From 1957 to 1968 he worked in administration with the San Mateo County Juvenile Probation Department. In the later 1960s he became a full-time painter of seascapes and creeks in Northern California, a profession he pursued for some 40 years. While living and painting in Half Moon Bay he helped with launching the Pumpkin Festival. He also helped in the building of the Spanishtown complex of shops and galleries on Highway 92, where he showed his work. After he left the Coastside in 1976 he continued to paint and show work in Sonoma, Mendocino and the Bay Area. He was a member of the San Francisco Artists' Guild. This realism piece is perfect for lovers of landscape art and is a must-have for collectors.