This is a 10x12 inch plein-air painting I did called "Cuyamaca Reserve". The area is up in the mountains, just east of San Diego. The last time I had been to this place before I painted it was for 6th grade camp as a kid. As I was working out there on location with my friend Bill Wray, the sun went down behind those trees and my fingers froze. I had to finish the piece in the studio later. I think I poured way too much time into it for such a small painting, but I like how it turned out. The broken color and the impressionist's palette were challenging for me.
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I remeber that place, it was a really odd combination of nature messed with by man and it was cold as hell that day.
Great news on the future Leyendecker books. I like your work and really like the drawing with the lady in boots and this painting as well.
Hey c. ousley,
I'm a huge Leyendecker fan. Thanks for your kind words about my work.
I find the softness of this very appealing. If feels comfrotable.
Thanks Jesse, that's what I was hoping for. One of the reasons for my attempts at plein-air painting is an effort to not be such a hard-edge painter all the time.
Really eye catching pictures...
Thanks for sharing...
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