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What better place to do a country side landscape than Giverny, France. I’ve visited Monet’s home and garden twice now. This particular street is on the way to Monet’s house and garden.

This view is of the more Northern Crystal Springs Reservoir looking Northwest from Hwy 92 and Skyline Rd. That day the weather was cloudy and misting. Some good December rains had made the grass a bright green. The fog and low clouds were coming over the hill from the west blanketing the tops of theContinue reading “Crystal Springs, CA”

Off of Hwy 108 / Sonora pass and few miles into the Carson Iceberg Wilderness area you will find Sword and Long Lake. Each of swim-able lakes offer granite boulders that line the lake with steep faces and the demanding view of the Dardanelles mountains behind them. Into the summer, the high 10,000+ foot DardanellesContinue reading “Sword Lake, CA”

This funky old house and Stage Coach Stop is on the corner of Hwy 84 and Stage Road. It doesn’t look lived in as there are several missing windows but hopefully it is being kept up enough to preserve the structure for those to enjoy the older building.

A short distance away from the Tree House Studio is Stanford University. Several paintings will be done with views around campus. I started with a very rough sketch of Burnt sienna thinned onto the canvas to get the basic layout of the painting before putting in the colors. Sometimes, I will reduce the amount ofContinue reading “Stanford Educational Farm”

About 30 miles North of Santa Cruz and 30 miles south of Half Moon Bay is a light house that sticks out on a point. This old structure and out buildings and fences is a favorite for painters and photographers.

About 2 miles into the Emigrant Wilderness Area in California is a wonderful smaller lake that is back dropped with granite ridges that sit around the lake bowl. To access this lake, one mile is pretty easy and gradual and the other mile has a very steep rocky section before reaching the lake. This isContinue reading “Waterhouse Lake, CA”

At the most far West and North corner of the USA is some small beaches and parks in these remote, wet and green corner of Washington State. We had driven to this beach to view first hand the rock stacking on this tiny area of beach. We were just blown away by the hundred ofContinue reading “Ruby Beach, WA”

On Hwy 108 /Sonora Pass at about 7,000 feet is a horse and trip staging area for the Emigrant Wilderness Area. Just a short 1/4 mile hike from the lodge, store and cabins is a wonderful large flat grassy meadows where the Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River wanders past. The colors vary from theContinue reading “Kennedy Meadows, CA”

Just a short 2-3 mile hike from the Leavitt Meadows campground is this hidden gem of a lake that has a silver mountain backdrop. This lake on the Eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Range offers warmer swimming in the summer.