LUNASEA GALLERY
Lunasea Gallery in Pescadero began exhibiting Michele's paintings early in 2019.
SOLD Coast Highway
SOLD 9x12 After traversing Nacimiento-Ferguson Road down toward Highway One on the coast, I was attracted to the large Pine trees framing the view up the coast.
Wildflower Walk
Wildflower Walk is an important 16x12 painting from my Pescadero series
Beach Lupine
Beach Lupine, oil, 9x12
Viva la Vida, 24x30
Looking south along the Big Sur coast, I found these happy cows and had to paint them
Coastal Spring, SOLD
SOLD oil on canvas, 24x36 plus black walnut frame. Looking south from Pigeon Point during the spring mustard bloom, I was attracted to paint the colors of the fields. I completed a smaller painting on site (plein air.) Several weeks later, I began painting this larger painting in my Soquel studio. There I was able to focus on the elements I found most important in the image, including how the lavender undersides of the clouds complement the yellow mustard. Clouds after the rains often add important form to the sky. And while a small part of the canvas, the distant hills becoming more blue as they recede is also of great value.
Sparkling Day, 12x16
On a bright day, the breaking surf displays wonderful light reflections here north of Big Sur
Low Tide 12x16
Low Tide 12x16
SOLD Coastal Sentinel
Coastal Sentinel 12x16 oil
Coastal Path, 18x14
Coastal Path, 18x14
Cliff Shadows SOLD
Oil on canvas, 9x12. Early last summer, I was out seeking a subject at Pescadero Beach. As I finished an afternoon painting of the colorful ice plant and beach beyond, I watched the sun setting to the west. As it sat low on the horizon, my eye was drawn to the the rim of the cliffs, lit up by the low light. That special light shimmered off the ocean and sand, a sharp effect which set off the fog graying the distant headlands. The rock in shadow became a solid form with the edges lit by the setting sun.
Lunasea Gallery and Gift Shop is located at 290 Stage Rd, in Pescadero, California. Pescadero is a historic small California town on the coast between San Francisco and Santa Cruz, a bit south of Half Moon Bay. It is a fascinating day visit easily accessible from anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can reach Janet at the gallery at 650-879-1207.
Fun shop in a tiny Ca town by the coast. Also check out Duarte’s Restaurant down the street.