Mid-afternoon on Moffett 

9" x 12"    oil on canvas

$75

Anybody who has sat in traffic, waiting for the train to go by so they could get into downtown Mountain View,  will recognize this scene. Moffett Blvd. has long been an unimposing route to our downtown, but that is all changing. The low, modest buildings are on their way out so that a high-rise, high-rent complex can be built. Gone will be the old social service building and an old garage next to it, along with those tall beautiful trees and the "mountain view" behind them. Fortunately the building on the corner - once Joe's Auto Supply, is still here (for now). I wanted to paint this scene so people around here might look at the painting one day and say  "...yeah, I remember how it used to be!"

 This piece is painted on all sides — it can be framed, or you can just hang it, as it is.

If you would like to buy this painting, email me (address to your left) or simply click here. 

To see more of my work, including more Mountain View paintings, please visit my Gallery at The Daily Paintworks, or visit one of the other sites I show at - Plein Air Painters,  Artists de Studios, and Facebook has several very nice art pages. Thanks for looking!

Cuesta Park Quickie

9" x 12" oil on canvas
 Sold

It was a beautiful spring day and I had the chance to get out and paint, so I headed over to Cuesta Park Annex, here in Mountain View. Because my time was limited, I needed to paint as quickly as possible and get it done in just one session. It was really fun, but I felt like I was racing the clock!

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas. It can be framed up, or you could hang it just as it is.

 

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery pages at the Daily Paintworks, see my plein air work on the Plein Air Artists website, or find me on facebook.

Washington Street, Mountain View

11"  x 14"    oil on canvas

The Daily Paintworks

$75

Our city is growing and changing at a phenomenal rate.  Many old neighborhoods are giving way to high-rise housing, and streets like this are disappearing - no more houses with pyramid roofs are even thought about. I wanted to capture this charming old neighborhood with this brilliant magenta bush and that peaked roof so people could see what Mountain View looked like in days gone by -  it shouldn't be forgotten.

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas. It can be framed up, or  hung  as  is. 

To see more of my work - please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks, or at the Plein Air Artists website. Lots of nice paintings there!

To purchase this painting you can click on the Paypal "Buy Now" button, or email me. Information is on your left. Thank you.

Trees of Heaven

12" x 16" oil on canvas

$ 80

I love these tall trees - they have been here for a long, long time. Their canopy rises high and spreads over the neighborhood. I can see their leafy tops from my front yard, a couple of blocks away. I guess that is why they are called "Trees of Heaven," because they reach up so high in the sky. They are also pretty much doomed. They will be "removed," along with dozens of others, many of which are heritage trees, so a local developer can put high-density, high rise apartments where they are. So much for progress.

This is my first painting of them, but not my last - I have not yet caught their beauty and majesty, how their height dominates the neighborhood. I have not done them justice, but I will keep trying until I do.

This piece is painted on all sides, it can be framed up nicely, or hung just as it is.

If you would like to own this painting, simply click on the "Buy Now" (Paypal)below. 

To see more of my work go to my Gallery page at Daily Paintworks, visit me at Plein Air Artists, or check in with my Facebook page! Thanks for looking!

Mustard Field

Mustard Field

11" x 14" oil on canvas
 sold

Spring has come, and the mustard field around the corner from my house is in full spendor. Every year, I swear I will paint it, and so finally, I have done so. It was wonderful to stand there painting while this field of yellow went on and on before me.

This picture is painted on all sides, it can be framed up or hung just as it is.


To see more of my work, please visit my gallery page at The Daily Paintworks,  and to see more of my plein air pieces, visit my page at the Plein Air Artists webside.

 Before It's Gone

Cuesta Park Annex
16" x 20"  oil
Framed in redwood lath.

$120.

This week Cuesta Park Annex might have gotten another chance to exist. Long story short: official powers want to develop one of the last natural pieces of land around here - a beautiful spot - but now are reconsidering how much they will do. I've posted paintings and opinions so many times about this that it would be overkill to do it again - I'll just list those posts below.

So, another painting showing how beautiful this place is, how wonderful the many trees are, how lovely the whole area is - and what a great place it is for plein air painting! Dare we hope other development plans could be reconsidered as well?  It would be nice to save this place, leaving it as it is, so our children and grandchildren will have some idea of what the land looked like before we came here.

To see my other posts about Cuesta Park Annex:

http://patriciamusgraveapaintingblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/cuesta-park-annex-summer-oil-on-canvas.html

http://patriciamusgraveapaintingblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/mid-spring-at-annex.html

http://patriciamusgraveapaintingblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/oak-tree-at-cuesta-annex.html

http://patriciamusgraveapaintingblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/little-landscape.html

http://patriciamusgraveapaintingblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/almond-trees-at-cuesta-park.html

But wait! There are more paintings of the Annex to come - stay tuned.

Mid Spring at the Annex

Mid-Spring at the Annex

11" x 14"

oil on canvas

100. 

Spring is so slow and reluctant to arrive around here, that you would not believe it is midway through the season.. still, we were able to get out and paint last week, and I caught this tree in it's "lacy" stage of leafing out. With no actual rain, the grass in the field was quickly going dry, only green where the deep shadows were.  

This painting is also posted on my Plein Air Artists Page

A Little Landscape

Cuesta Park Annex

oil on canvas  

11" x 14"

$100.

First landscape of the season! The birds were singing, the sun was finally out.

This beautiful, peaceful spot will soon be built on, so enjoy it while you can, the days are numbered. 

Also shown on my Plein Air page.