New painting: “Hills”
June 26, 2012 at 2:39 pm 4 comments
Between Los Angeles and San Francisco lie hundreds of miles of California landscape. Somewhere out there I snapped a photo out the car window. A few years later a painting emerged.
This one’s a bit different from the rest. No trees. No water. No buildings. Just the dry grass-covered hills of California glowing in the sun. The absence of features like trees leaves the painting with a spare, abstract composition. Land and sky, that’s it.
“Hills” painting by Barbara J Carter, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 18×24 inches.
Purchase information here.
Barbara J Carter 
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crazybasenji | June 26, 2012 at 3:44 pm
I liked driving across that part of California (it was a long, long time ago), even though the landscape was kind of basic. The painting really captures it.
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barbarajcarter | June 27, 2012 at 10:50 am
Thank you! Driving the long way through the state can seem a bit monotonous, but then you start to notice all the subtle differences and slight variations in the landscape. I find it quite meditative.
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Vanessa Turner | August 2, 2012 at 7:27 am
Beautiful colour combinations!
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barbarajcarter | August 9, 2012 at 10:05 am
Thanks Vanessa! And thank you for stopping by.