the rocky shores. In Pacific Grove, California he painted a scene of pine trees in shadows and sunlight. Yard continued to live and paint in San Jose until he moved to Oakland in 1904, and opened a studio in Montgomery Block in San Francisco and began teaching. In Oakland he exhibited at the Oakland Art Fund in 1904. There he became friends with Mary DeNeale Morgan and Charles Chapel Judson. At the Oakland Art Fund, Yard displayed six paintings. In 1905, he relocated to the art colony of Carmel-by-the-Sea. He survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. In 1908, Yard designed his house on Lincoln Street and 7th Avenue, and Michael J. Murphy (builder) built it. He later added an art studio, where he had regular showings. He showed his work at the Del Monte Art Gallery between 1907 and 1909. In 1908, Yard exhibited at the Oakland Free Library and the Berkley Art Association. He was a member of the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club. Works Death Yard died on January 2, 1909, at age 54, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, from a heart attack on the steps of the Carmel Post Office. After his death, his works were exhibited at the American Art Gallery in New York and the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition in Seattle. His watercolors continued to display at Vickery's, the Oakland's Orpheum Theatre, and the Gump Gallery in San Francisco. References External links Sydney Yard Carmel-by-the-Sea, The Early Years (1903-1913) 1855 births 1909 deaths English emigrants to the United States People from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California American male painters American watercolorists Painters from California 19th-century American painters 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American painters 20th-century American male artists