Painting a Monterey Cypress

Monterey Cypress (c) Mary Hubley

Plein Air in California

I recently took a plein air painting holiday in California. What a concept.

I sat at the edge of the cliffs overlooking the Pacific ocean. Hard to get to the painting when I was overcome by the jagged rocks and dark Monterey Cypress trees hugging the rugged coastline. This is scenic to the max. A painter's dream.

 Painting Monterey Cypress

This small painting, called Monterey Cypress, was started somewhere between Pacific Grove and 17-mile-drive, in Monterey, California. The Monterey cypress is almost black. The tree-tops are often flat as a result of the strong winds in the area.


Genre: Landscape
Painting Name: Monterey Cypress
Size: 10" x 8"
Media: Acrylic on Canvas


-- Mary Hubley