This painting is NOT by Richard Mayhew. It's mine: "Weeds, Sunset, Pt. Reyes"
The artist, Richard Mayhew is among my top three living artists. If you aren't familiar with his work, visit his array of eye candy at Artsy.
The DeYoung in San Francisco has one of his paintings, Rhapsody, on permanent display, and I would visit it on every trip (I didn't show it here because viewing it on the website above is so much better). Mayhew's color combinations are nothing short of astounding. Rhapsody is always chosen to partner with a flower arrangement during the annual "Bouquets to Art" celebration.
He claims he doesn't really do landscapes, per se, but tries to capture the mood of a time and place with color.
I painted a lot up to my 30s, then just got too busy with life. Thanks to the DeYoung's emails and Art Projects, I've dabbled a little again. The above is my extremely modest attempt to make visual the feeling of looking out over a fragrant feed of wild grasses and plants as the fog rolls in at sunset in Pt. Reyes. With apologies (and thanks for the inspiration) to RM and the DeYoung.
The DeYoung is open again (Frida Kahlo!) to visitors with reservations (and masks, of course), and the Legion of Honor will soon follow with what promises to be an awe-inspiring exhibit on the last days of Pompeii.
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