The Gritty Lone Cypress Tree
by Colleen Taylor
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20.000 x 16.000 inches
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Title
The Gritty Lone Cypress Tree
Artist
Colleen Taylor
Medium
Mixed Media - Acrylic & Mixed Media On Canvas
Description
This was one of my painting commissions recently. It was a Christmas gift from the children to their Mom. "The Lone Cypress" stands along the famously scenic 17 mile drive along the coast. It may very well be 250 + years old & the most photographed tree in North America. It sits alongside one of the world's most beautiful and expensive
golf courses at Pebblebeach. A number of years ago, we were staying in Monterey, CA working on our way to my son's wedding at Ventana near Big Sur, I had to stop to see this magnificent view. If you've never been there or near there, you must go.
This tree is to the Monterey Peninsula what the pyramids are to Egypt, what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. No wonder its keepers are hoping it will last 100 more years. This is one spindly old conifer, small for its species, scarred by a long-ago arson. For more than 65 years, half-hidden steel cables have held the tree in place.
Once you reach Pebble Beach, about 300 plus miles north of Los Angeles, you enter 17-Mile Drive, pay the booth attendant, then head past well-tended fairways, sprawling estates and coastal open space to stop No. 16. On your way, remind yourself that as a species the Monterey Cypress naturally occurs no place on Earth but around Pebble Beach and Point Lobos. Every one of these natives is a rarity. Some tourists shrug and stay two minutes. Some make out and stay 20 or more depending upon the heat of the moment.
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January 30th, 2018
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Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the ALL THE BEAUTIFUL SHORELINES - GROUP MEMBERS ONLY Contest!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular capture, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the ALL THE BEAUTIFUL SHORELINES - GROUP MEMBERS ONLY contest!
Colleen Taylor replied:
Oh my goodness gracious Gary! I didn't see this until now. Thank you so very much for letting me know! Much appreciated!
Lois Bryan
Colleen I'm so glad you posted this beautiful image here at FAA ... such joy to be able to see it in all it's full-size glory!!!! Magical in every way ... oh the colors .. the fall of the light ... those perfect gulls and of course those glorious crashing waves!!!!!! Lovely, lovely!!!!! l/f and t