Acrylic on Canvas Board
16" x 20"
Saddleback is a well known sight in Orange County. It's recognizable for its distinctive sloping saddle shape. In Southern California it's an iconic spot. This painting, though, has the additional feature that captures some of the whimsy of children, as they look up and see figures in the clouds. In the sequence of preparing the painting, I painted the high clouds and then proceeded to do the mountain below and finished with the lower clouds. After I finished that step, I noticed how the upper clouds form a saddled horse. It was appropriately whimsical enough to remain.
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