Murals

In the spring of 2007 a 6x16 foot mural was created for Mount San Antonio College, of Walnut California. The finished creation reflected the other larger paintings on this artist's space, which presents multiple canvases, creating a very contemporaty presentation. The artist has traveled to many locations to create custom murals, for private and public needs.

The creation of this 6x16 foot mural was accomplished by several means:
First, she traveled to southern California, in order to observe Mount San Antonio, a peak in the San Bernadino Mountains, which is almost in the back yard of the college by the same name. She drove about 100 miles in and out of the city, trying to get a view of this peak, but all the "view" points were usually along the streets of a neighboring town. FINALLY, one afternoon, she happened by a theater whose 2 story parking structure gave her the exact thing she needed: a large space to lay out her 16 foot panels, and to create a plein air painting of this mountain range!

Upon setting her gear up (or should we say "down" since it was laid out on the asphalt!!)... two guards came out of the building, inquiring what the heck she was doing!!! After receiving permission to stay, she painted the entire mountain section of this mural on her hands and knees. For the eucalyptus trees, some of her favorite trees (since growing up in Manhattan Beach, their old farm house was surrounded by them! And also, painting at Catalina Island for 10 years during the Plein Air Painters of America (PAPA) exhibition, her favorite subject had always been the road lined with Eucs!) Well, for the Eucs, she drove another few hundred miles, taking photos of all the out cropping of eucs that had survived development in the area...then she returned to her studio, to put the entire experience together:
!. the mountains were created "en plein air".... 2. the trees from her photo reference... and 3. the clouds were taken from over 20 plein air cloud studies she had done over 15 years! In the end, this is the mural she presented to Mount San Antonio College in Walnut CA.

ALSO, as an additional gift, she was awarded a one artist showing at the college's gallery, called JEWELS OF COLOR, which exhibited over 150 framed paintings, in the fall of 2007.