South by South

There are souths, and there are Big Souths, and there are places like this that are still south of those while still being north of many other souths, let the reader understand.

I’d spent the morning painting out on that headland just past the breaking waves, and the view in this direction made for a perfect bookend of an afternoon. Like justice being served.

Speaking of justice, we need to figure out how to serve justice to folks that are trashing beautiful places like this.  The view is worthy of the glossiest post card in the gas-station spinner rack, and yet the ground is covered in debris like the gnarliest gas station restroom you’ve ever laid eyes on. It’s sad. Sorry to mention it here, but it’s hard to see and say nothing about. If it gets much worse I might have start including the toilet paper drifting in the wind in these paintings and nobody, nobody, nobody wants that.

-Matt Beard




South by South


Original Size: 20" x 16"
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2021

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Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 04/19/2021
Region: The California Coast > Central California > Monterey > San Luis Obispo

ARTWORK LOGISTICS:


Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Geological Hazards: Steep or Unstable Cliffs, Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain
Biological Hazards: Trash and Debris
Weather Logistics: Painted in Heavy Winds, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Uncomfortably Warm


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