After tree crushes studio, community rallies for renowned Sacramento-area artist

Stan Padilla acknowledged Tuesday that he still was feeling shock.

Two days prior, wind brought down a heritage oak tree at the Colfax-area property of Padilla, 80, a longtime Sacramento-area artist. The tree landed squarely on his art studio, destroying it.

“I went out this morning to go to work, and it was like, ‘Oh my god, that’s real, I didn’t dream that it really happened,’” Padilla said. “So there’s a lot of grief involved.”…

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