Julian Onderdonk

" Summer Evening Southwest Texas " 1909 Texas Hill Country

Dated 1909

John William Hilton (1904 - 1983) California Artist Image Size: 18 x 24 Frame Size: 26.5 x 32.5 Medium: Oil on Panel "Navajo Medicine Man" Biography John William Hilton (1904 - 1983)...

Paul Grimm (1891-1974) California Artist Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 31 x 37 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dated 1953 "Pala Mission" The San Antonio de Pala Asistencia, or the "Pala Mission", was founded on June 13, 1816, as an asistencia or "sub-mission" to Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, some twenty miles inland upstream from the latter mission on the San Luis Rey River. Pala Mission was part of the Spanish missions, asistencias, and estancias system in Las Californias—Alta California. Today it is located in the Pala Indian Reservation located in northern San Diego County, with the official name of Mission San Antonio de Pala.[2][4] It is the only historic mission facility still serving a Mission Indian tribe. Pala (a derivation of the native term Pale, meaning water) was essentially a small rancho surrounded by large fields and herds. The Pala site had been noted by Father Juan Mariner and Captain Juan Pablo Grijalva on an exploratory trip in 1795, when they went up the San Diego River, and then through Sycamore Canyon to the Santa Maria Valley (or Pamó Valley) and into what they named El Valle de San José, now known as Warner Springs. Once Mission San Luis Rey began to prosper, it attracted the attention of numerous mountain Native Americans in the area, who were called the Luiseño by the Spanish. Spanish era The Franciscan fathers chose this site for the Pala Mission because it was a traditional gathering place and village for the Native American residents. Father Peyrí oversaw the addition of a chapel and housing to the granary complex, which was constructed at the spot in 1810.[4] The chapel's interior wall surfaces featured paintings by native artists, originally measuring 144 by 27 feet. Workers went into the Palomar Mountains and cut down cedar trees to use as roof beams.[5] Pala is unique among all of the Franciscan missions in that it boasts the only completely freestanding campanile, or "bell tower," in all of Alta California. By 1820, some 1,300 baptisms had been performed at the outpost.[6] Folk tales about the mission include mention of a prickly pear cactus, which became a local symbol of Christian victory, that grew up at the foot of the cross.[7] Mexican era After the nation achieved independence from Spain, the Mexican Congress passed An Act for the Secularization of the Missions of California on August 17, 1833 (the act was ratified in 1834).[8] Father Buenaventura Fortuna surrendered Mission San Luis Rey and all its holdings, including Las Flores Estancia and the Pala Asistencia, to government comisianados (commissioners) Pío Pico and Pablo de la Portillà on August 22, 1835; the assessed value of "Rancho de Pala" was $15,363.25.[9] More than a decade later, fearful of the impending conquest of Alta California by the United States as a result of the Mexican–American War...

Lester Hughes (1938-2021) El Paso Artist Image Size: 15 x 30 Frame Size: 21 x 36 Medium: Oil "Move Along" Herding Cattle West Texas Biography Lester Hughes (1938-2021) From El Paso, ...

G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 20 x 30 Frame Size: 33 x 43 Medium: Oil Dated 1975 "Working Pair" Cowboys on Ho...

G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 12 x 9 Frame Size: 22 x 19 Medium: Oil Dated 1995 "Wishing For Spring" Western Snow Scene...

G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 34 x 46 Medium: Oil 1975 "Panhandle Chill" G. Harvey, known...

Less populated than any other part of the country, Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido, is every nature lover's dream. Its wild and untouched landscapes are home to six incredible national parks. Thus, the huge island has a rich wildlife that you can enjoy like nowhere else in Japan. This original beautiful painting was created on a high-quality canvas (80/60 cm) with a palette knife, using Tempera and environmentally friendly oil colors with natural pigment. The painting was created in a unique individual technique in the impressionism style. The impasto painting style, achieved with a palette knife, gives the piece incredible depth and texture, creating a feeling of complete contact with nature. It does not require a frame. Painting is covered with UV varnish. Signed back. Ready to hang. Сontemporary Art. One-of-a-Kind Painting (only one piece worldwide). Certificate is attached. This artwork is from a series of paintings that heal your space. About the artist: Vik Schroeder...

Oil on wood. "Scent of Spring: Immersion into the World of Spring Emotions" On this canvas, we immerse ourselves in the enchanting realm of spring. In the foreground, like the main...

"Harmony Peaks: White Church amidst Alpine Mountains" oil painting on wood. The landscape conveys a sense of tranquility and harmony intricately intertwined with Alpine nature. The...

This oil painting unveils a beautiful image of a country house, as if taken from a fairy tale. Its thatched roof and windows, surrounded by the aromas of a blooming garden, c...

As the artist, I poured my soul into this canvas, using acrylic and oil to manifest my vision. The fiery hues of the sky, dance with the coolness of the waves, expressing an audaciou...

Crafted with vibrant acrylics and textured oils, my painting captures the essence of a dreamy morning. Its impressionistic strokes breathe life into the serene dance of gondolas on w...