Pete Harames grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, attending high school in the peninsula and graduating from San Francisco State University. He then went on to teach middle school history and coach varsity basketball, baseball and football in San Bruno. He now resides in Half Moon Bay California with his wife.

Pete picked up painting as a hobby after he retired. He began taking classes and working at local galleries in Half Moon Bay (HMB). He soon realized he had a true knack for the craft and started concentrating on his own collection of hand painted watercolor sketches of historical landmarks in San Francisco and Half Moon Bay. The first sketch he made in the collection was inspired by a picture taken of the Golden Gate Bridge from 2 Cervantes Street in San Francisco’s Marina District. It became the catalyst for the rest of the collection.

His latest work of art is an oil painting he drew of Chartres Cathedral in France, inspired by a picture he took while he was visiting. Visit the gallery page to see this oil painting and other Harames collections.