“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 [...]
“Mormon Station, Genoa Nevada””
by Murray Wagnon
12” x 9″
Oil
While I was staying at my brother’s house in Glenbrook, they dropped me off in Genoa while they went for a bike ride.
I spent two more days painting in this old mining town, the oldest settlement in the Utah Territory.
“Title”
by Murray Wagnon
24” x 30″
Oil
I did this painting as a demonstration for the Saratoga Contemporary Artists group. It was done from a plein air painting I had done along the slopes of Jack’s Peak on a rainy day.
The demonstration was titled, “How to keep the Spontaneity of a plein air painting alive in the [...]
“Jack’s Peak III”
by Murray Wagnon
24” x 18″
Oil
This is an enlargement of a plein air painting I had done on a rainy day along the slopes of Jack’s Peak, in Monterey.
“Cypress at Lover’s Point”
by Murray Wagnon
9″ x 12″
Oil
This was the second painting I did one morning while painting with some friends at Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove. The other painting, “Springtime, Pacific Grove” depicted the Magenta blossoms of the Ice plant along Ocean View Drive.
“Coastal Forest, Morning Fog”
by Murray Wagnon
80” x 30″
Oil
I painted this from a color sketch I did one morning on my way to the gallery in Pacific Grove. The trees were just beginning to break through the morning fog hanging on the slopes above the 17 Mile Drive.
“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 [...]
“Reflections, Gallery Saratoga “
by Murray Wagnon
7″ x 24″
Oil
This painting is on Masonite, with Mat board glued on in relief