I have great memories of this day as our California family hiked the trails around Point Lobos Nature Reserve in Monterey County, California. From the youngest (5 years old) to the oldest (70's), we all thoroughly enjoyed the easy hike on this beautiful December day.
Landscape artist, Francis McComas, was quoted as calling this "the greatest meeting of land and water in the world." It's certainly one of the most beautiful I've ever seen, but I don't know that I've traveled extensively enough to confirm that opinion with my own. How about you? Have you been to Point Lobos? Are there other impressive "meetings of land and water" that come to your mind?
Point Lobos State Reserve
18"x24" oil on canvas, private collection
3 comments:
The blog photo doesn't pick up on all the colors in this painting. It is much more vibrant in reality. I've been admiring it on your mantel.
It's been a while since I logged in here. I've missed a lot of wonderful paintings. I love this. Maybe it is the "European Grandeur" - no silly palm trees in the background to make me think of hot sweaty afternoons: just a restless ocean beating on strong rocks one summer afternoon. One of these days I need to venture further west than San Antonio.
Oh, this is SO nice!
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