“The Silo Barn, Hollister”
by Murray Wagnon
16″ x 16″
Oil
My eye was captured by this structure as I was driving up to paint at the “Pietra Santa Winery” in the hills south of Hollister. It went to the top of my mental list of “things I have to paint”.
I went back a few weeks later, and had [...]
“Odd Fellows, Big Oak Flat”
by Murray Wagnon
10″ x 8″
Oil
Typical of most Gold Rush era mining camps, Big Oak Flat closes tightly around route 120 as it winds it’s way up to the Yosemite Valley. As you enter Big Oak Flat, The left shoulder of the Highway is crowded by some typical ‘mining camp’ buildings, made [...]
“Rain in Castroville””
by Murray Wagnon
18” x 14″
Oil
A view of the main street of Castroville in the rain. I was on my way to Moss Landing, driving through Castroville, “The Artichoke Capitol of the World”.
This painting was awarded an Honorable Mention at the “Impressions of the Central Coast” Comerica/Natividad Foundation show in Salinas, Ca.
“With an unusual [...]
“A Cottage in Medan”
by Murray Wagnon
12” x 10″
Oil
This cottage is across the street from the Chateau in Medan, near the former home of Emile Zola.
“Monastery Beach in Fog”
by Murray Wagnon
9” x 12″
Oil
Another painting done on a “beautiful sunny day” in Carmel with my friend Sibyl Johnson.
“Monastery Beach in Fog”
by Murray Wagnon
12” x 9″
My friend Sibyl Johnson said it was a beautiful morning in Carmel, so I joined her to paint at Monastery Beach. It was a beautiful sunny day in Carmel, but there was an unrelenting pocket of fog a mile south at Monastery Beach. The sun kept teasing us [...]
“Cherries”
by Murray Wagnon
20” x 16″
Oil
This fruit stand along Highway 152 in Gilroy Made a delightful, cheery scene as you head toward Pacheco Pass on the way to the Central Valley.
“Eucalyptus Grove, Toro Park”
by Murray Wagnon
9″ x 12″
Oil
Toro Park is on Highway 68 between Salinas and Monterey.
“Barn on the Wattsonville Road””
by Murray Wagnon
9″ x 12″
Oil
This great old barn is on the road from San Juan to Watsonville. The day after I painted it one of the Pepper Trees was chopped down.
I’ve learned that , with old barns, if you want to do a painting of one, you better do it [...]
“Blue Heron Drive”
by Murray Wagnon
169″ x 20″
Oil
This country dirt road is the way to my Sister’s house in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains