California Mountain Landscape – San Gabriels – Arroyo Seco Oil Painting

San Gabriel Vista
(from the Arroyo Seco)
14 x 18 oil on canvas

This painting is now SOLD, but I have more at karenwinters.com

This view of the San Gabriel Mountains is from a familiar viewpoint along a trail in the Hahamongna watershed area, formerly known as Oak Grove Park. These days it’s the home of a frisbee golf course, and I have to stay heads up when walking through the zone to get to a painting location. The golfers are pretty tolerant of us hikers and painters, and I try to stay out of their fairways. In the summer my husband and I call this area Snaky Acres and tread carefully among the high grass. Bobcats, mountain lions and other wildlife have been seen here, along with deer, rabbits and abundant bird life.

I started on this painting last fall, when the willlows were starting to turn yellow and the summer grasses were dusty and dun-colored. But the storm clouds rolling in promised the first rains that would germinate the mustard seeds for their spring surge. Now, the whole area is lush and green.

If you’re a walker who likes doing the loop from the Rose Bowl up through the upper Arroyo Seco, or are a Rose Bowl rider who frequently takes your horse for an outing, then I’ll bet you know this view well.

Comments

  1. Leslie Saeta
    March 9, 2009

    SWounds like a dangerous painting location to me! I am not sure how you finished such a lovely painting while worrying about all of the distractions. I also love your Chinatown painting. I really wanted to make it but had a boys baseball, volleyball and swim meet to catch!

  2. Michael C.
    March 9, 2009

    These trees came out great. Very nice.

  3. Leslie Saeta
    March 10, 2009

    Karen,
    I gave you a blog award yesterday. Check out my post!
    Leslie

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