Street artist paints the Berkeley riot

During a recent riot between alt-right and black bloc protestors in Berkeley, Paige St. John spotted an artist documenting the scene in an oil painting.

My favorite Berkeley riot moment: the street artist who strives to capture the conflict between alt-right and black bloc, pepper bombs & all pic.twitter.com/Lqam1Ccasi

— Paige St. John (@paigestjohn) April 15, 2017

The artist’s name is John Paul Marcelo and you can see the final piece on his Instagram page. It even sounds like the piece can be purchased for $400.

Pro/Anti Trump Street Fair 14in x 8in oil on wood Berkeley is so nice… Many fun activities today ! #art #fineart #pleinairpainting #pleinair #painting #oilpainting #oilsketch #antitrump #protrump #american #drama #protest #demonstration #left #right #berkeley #downtown #oakland #sanfrancisco #bayarea #city #cityscape #california #impressionism

A post shared by John Paul Marcelo (@johnpaulpaintings) on Apr 15, 2017 at 4:11pm PDT