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Farming by the Sea Art Print
by Maria Hunt
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Farming by the Sea art print by Maria Hunt. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
My uncle was a farmer and patiently sat with me as I ruined a row of cotton before he took over the tractor controls. I loved the chance to once... more
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Artist's Description
My uncle was a farmer and patiently sat with me as I ruined a row of cotton before he took over the tractor controls. I loved the chance to once again get close to the beauty that farming creates. The perspective on the field of peppers next to the Salton Sea could only be achieved by painting on the slightly elevated Railroad tracks. I set up my easel and had just done the drawing of the scene on an 8x10 panel. As I was laying in my first colors, Highway Patrol pulled up and approached me regarding the danger of painting on train tracks and a woman alone in a remote area. I assured him that I could feel any approaching train and would move. I promised I'd be finished and off the tracks in less than 30 minutes. With my hands slightly shaking from the encounter, I quickly painted as Van Gogh or Sandzen might have, bold strokes of rich color, defining form with cooler, darker colors or light highlights. I snapped a quick photo, set my painting down on the gravel, folded up my...
About Maria Hunt
"ART, something I always wanted as part of my life, HAS become a passion that fills my soul, and leaves me full of joy, one brushstroke at a time." Maria Hunt After 30 years as a successful business woman, Maria Hunt, finding the nest empty, and having fulfilled her role as financial contributor, retired to the Palm Springs area, pursuing her childhood dream of studying and creating art. She started in 2000 with art classes at College of the Desert. She refined her skills in plein air painting by attending workshops across the U.S. The years left to get "really good" at art are diminishing, and her focus is laser sharp. She spends one week a month teaching art to Children (and older versions of children) She...
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Ally White
Splendid work.
Georgia Mizuleva
Another beautiful piece.
Maria Hunt
Avi Zamir, I thank you for making this a favorite
Maria Hunt
Thank you, Randy. I appreciate your lovely compliment
Randy Burns
I love the viewpoint and depth of this special still moment in nature. The feeling of stopping on a country road to view this wonderful scene is special for the heart Maria. Congratulations on your features. Well deserved. F/L.
Reynold Jay
Hi Maria! Lovely work of art! FAVORITE!
Mary Spyridon Thompson
This is lovely, Maria! Especially the story behind it! Beautiful work!
Maria Hunt
Thank you, Sunil. Most kind.
Sunil Kapadia
Marvelous composition, perspective and color rendering. L/F
Maria Hunt
Sandra, I am humbled. Thank you so much for 1st, selecting this to comment on, 2nd for taking the time to read the loooooong description : ) , and lastly for taking so much time promoting others. Your talent is recognized in your own art... Brava, dear lady.
Sandra Church
Such a wonderful painting Maria, I love the simplicity of the shapes and think of you from the railroad tracks to get that perspective, which is really interesting too! Your description is great and reminds me of so many times my hand seemed to take over, very hard to explain that experience but it's really cool when it happens! l.f.pinned!
Maria Hunt
Thank you, Morris. Be sure to stay for the setting sun.. Of course, the sunrise is breathtaking, as well. thank you for your lovely comment.
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful painting of farmlands adjacent to the Salton Sea, with great colors, light and perspective. The Salton Sea and the mountains in the area are great places to go birding, which I try to visit every year or two. F/L
Maria Hunt
Thank you so much, Cathy. I thank yyou for your kind comment... I am such an admirer of your work!!
Cathy MONNIER
Beautiful, Maria, ...and thanks for your description ! Painting in a sort of emergency moment is always beneficial for a painter ...I think so this one is special and so well rendered !
Maria Hunt
I thank you for selecting this to comment on. I have a handful of paintings that I think someone else painted.... they seem beyond my skill set
Maria Hunt
Joel, I thank you for your comment. .. This was a fun painting project : ))
Joel Bruce Wallach
There is beauty and subtle drama within these vivid diagonals, Maria.
Maria Hunt
Thank you, Ira, for making this a favorite. : ))
Maria Hunt
Thank you so much, Pamela, for making this a favorite!
Maria Hunt
Thank you, AnnaJo. I love that you read the description... It was the best artistic experience... but I laugh when I think about the focus while my hands were still shaking... then it just happened. one of those "wow" moments.
AnnaJo Vahle
Amazing painting, Maria. It is difficult to believe that you did it so quickly! I love your description. I totally understand your feelings. Wonderful artwork. f/l/t
Maria Hunt
Thank you, Henryk. I did manage to get my car stuck in the sand at a Date Palm Grove... Tractor had to pull me out.. Lots of fun stories trying to get the best location for painting. Thanks for your visit and your kind support..
Henryk Gorecki
Marvelous and brave painting,Maria!Wonderful picture,the essence of impressionism and very interesting description!L,F
Maria Hunt
Thank you, Henryk.. This descriptive is one to read and laugh about.