"Treasures of the Sea" by Lance Jost, Polyurethane on Aluminum

DETAILS: 48" x 48" Polyurethane on Aluminum Original Artworks 2015 ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lance Jost Imagine yourself free diving off the Southern California coastline, swimming past a giant sea fan and a school of butterfly fish, or riding on a Hobie 14 Catamaran with Hobie Alter himself. Close your eyes and you’re front and center—a lancer in full armor charges his mighty steed in a joust, or you’re taking a tour of the 15 Stations of the Cross. Southern California artist, Lance Jost, specializes in monumental art. Whether he uses bronze, mosaic, cast glass, or when he painted a 100-foot long mural for Jimi Hendrix’ Electric Lady Studio in 1970/71, you can’t help but feel that you’re a part of his experience. Spanning a 50-plus year career, most of Jost’s ideas come from his immediate surroundings. Living in South Orange County, California, for close to half a century, who wouldn’t be motivated by the ocean. Painting the Hendrix mural after meeting Stan Lee, of DC Comics fame, he w