Baja, Mexico, 41″ x 31″, Acrylic
In the winter of 2007, my husband, Alvaro, and I spent three deliciously warm and green months in Todos Santos (All Saints), Baja, Mexico, about one hour north of Cabo San Lucas on the Pacific Ocean. We rented a house that friends built from the couple who had bought it from them, and this was our third stay at the house with its lovely gardens and, best of all, a large painting studio both of us could share with music, wine and our bulldogs, both now passed on.
Todos Santos is a small fishing village, an oasis in the desert landscape of southern Baja. This painting captures the feeling of some of the neighborhoods in the village, with the agave plants, palms and dry, dusty earth. It also reminds me of parts of Los Angeles, where I lived for about fourteen years. I don’t know why, but from the moment I finished this, I felt it was very authentic, both in subject and execution. It is one of my favorites.
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