Coast at Wilder Ranch

"Solid Coast" at Wilder Ranch
12"x16" oil on canvas

Wilder Ranch is north of Santa Cruz and is a public park with hiking trails and the old white buildings from when it was a dairy.  The property is right on the coast and has miles of sandstone cliffs.  This painting is from a vibrant sunny day hiking along the edge of the cliffs with a nice, steady sea breeze. 

This size canvas is a little different to work with, and it gets exaggerated with the high horizon line.  That made a pretty neat area for all the water colors on the left.  I hope to be out when it's later in the day to see the sunset lighting the rocks and see how that turns out.