This is Home Thousand Palms Preserve
by Maria Hunt
Title
This is Home Thousand Palms Preserve
Artist
Maria Hunt
Medium
Painting - Painting Oil
Description
This 11x14 was sold at a fund raiser for Dyslexia Foundation.. the 2nd fundraising event that convinced me that art could make a difference in even the smallest communities.
In chilly air, we set up our easels and began painting the early light in the Thousand Palms Preserve, outside Palm Springs, in the desert. The light wasn't intense in the cloudless sky, but the stately palms were glimmering, the walking paths glowing slightly, and the distant mountains took on the cool morning desert colors.
This is life in the desert floor, outside Palm Springs. It also is home to the almost extinct a small 3 toed lizard. It does have one of the last "moving" dunes that will soon overtake the natural spring oasis... It is being held back by a stand of palms... beautiful and stately... being "hugged" or "nudged" by the moving sand dunes. Enjoy this moment... and step on the actual fault line as this portion of the desert moves closer to San Francisco Bay Area. : ))
After a few hours, the light had changed, and we left for another location in the shade. At home, I created a larger (24" X 48") version of this painting
Special AWARDS:
1st Place Tie in California Soul Contest
1st place finish in the Nature Contest. 10/1/17
A special THANK YOU to the following Fine Art America groups for featuring this painting:
Features:
1000 Views on 1 image 05/15/2017
500 And Beyond 05/01/2017
Art District 04/18/2017
No Place Like Home 07/06/2016
F A A - Pixels All Stars 08/10/2015
ARTIST'S BEST FIVE ART WORKS (7/11/14
APPRECIATING WORKS OF ALL MEDIUMS (7/11/14)
IMPRESSIONISTS Of THE 21st CENTURY (07/13/2014)
3 A Day WAITING ROOM WALL (07/14/2014)
The Light Painters 07/15/2014
Beauty 07/20/2014
The Light Painters 07/15/2014
ALL SEASONS Landscapes 07/19/2014
Images That Excite... 08/04/2014
Mountains And Hills 11/22/2014
The Galleria of Interior Design 10/17/2014
Anything Van Goghs 09/09/2014
Content, California Desert, Palms Mountains, sunrise, Open Impressionism: California Desert , Purple Mountain Majesty
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Comments (194)
Michele Myers
You've expressed the light and brilliance of the atmosphere with an economy of brushstrokes making a wonderful statement, Maria - L/F!
Maria Hunt
Hi Sherri... thank you for such a sweet comment... I have to say that, come November, we live in paradise... It is a very early painting of mine that I felt blessed that I could create something that resembled the "original" work by God. : ))
Sherri's - Of Palm Springs
Hi Maria, how very lovely.. Thousand Palms is not to far from my home ..beautiful!!..fl Sherri.... have a nice week
Danielle Rosaria
I've been hiking here! It seems like a mystical place. Thank you for sharing your beautiful painting of it!!
Maria Hunt
Debra, this is one of my earlier works... Not sure how it turned out as well as it did... happy things happen.
Maria Hunt
Lois... I sooooooooooooooooo thank you.... Your work just makes my heart smile... I appreciate your comment : )))
Lois Bryan
Magnificent, Maria. This came by my twitter feed just now and I had to come visit. Love the way the light is hitting that lighter-colored center part of the trees. Lovely!!!! l/f
Maria Hunt
I am so appreciative of you comment. This was such an early work in my painting career. It had to be God moving my hand : ))