Peter McDonald and Gordon Onslow Ford
March 12 – May 15, 2027
Blunk Space
A two-person exhibition featuring new paintings by Peter McDonald alongside historic paintings by Gordon Onslow Ford
Blunk Space is in a dirt parking lot on CA-1 in downtown Point Reyes Station.
Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
Free
Not ADA accessible. The exhibition requires a flight of stairs.
Blunk Space presents a two-person exhibition featuring new paintings by London-based artist Peter McDonald alongside historic paintings by Gordon Onslow Ford. Onslow Ford was a pivotal figure of postwar Bay Area abstraction, attracting important figures to his house boat studio in Sausalito, the USS Vallejo, and later to his property in Inverness, the Bishop Pine Preserve. In addition to gifting land to artists JB Blunk and John Anderson, near the end of his life Onslow Ford established the Lucid Art Foundation, a nonprofit organization that preserves his house and collection and offers artist residencies.
McDonald’s new paintings represent the culmination of his fruitful time at the Lucid Art Foundation in 2025, combining his depictions of modern life interlaced with intense color, with Onslow Ford’s singular lifestyle outside of modernity and preoccupation with universal forms.
Exhibiting Artists
Gordon Onslow Ford, Peter McDonald
Exhibition Support
Special thanks to the Lucid Art Foundation for its support of the exhibition.
Blunk Space
Blunk Space was founded by Mariah Nielson Blunk, daughter of the pioneering Northern California artist JB Blunk (1926–2002), and serves as a platform for contemporary and historical art and design influenced by Blunk’s practice.
Things to Do Around Here
Toby’s Coffee Bar is our go-to spot in town! Excellent coffee, matcha, and pastries, located inside Toby’s farm supply. Cash only.
Malia Cashel, Shop Manager, Blunk Shop
Inverness Park Market has the best sandwiches and prepared foods in the area—do not sleep on the chicken tenders! They’re on the kids’ menu, but they’re delightful with some house-made ranch or barbecue sauce.
Nora Boyd, Gallery Manager, Blunk Space
Point Reyes National Seashore offers amazing beaches and hikes with incredible ocean views. But if you want something calmer and quieter, try Shell Beach or Chicken Ranch Beach on the Tomales Bay side of the Point.
Mariah Nielson Blunk, Director, Blunk Space and Blunk Foundation