Catherine McCargar

Path to Castle Rock, Autumn, Original Painting

2021

Artist Comments
The Castle Rock area in the foothills of Mount Diablo, California is a favorite location for artist Catherine McCargar to create plein air paintings. In this scene where hikers climb upwards, a group of trees bank two sides of a cleft in the hills. "It's fascinating how the light pierces through the tree's branches," shares Cathrine. "This painting was done recently during a long California drought, so the earth is its bare golden self, and waiting for the rains."

About the Artist
Impressionist Catherine McCargar expresses her deep admiration of nature through landscape paintings of Northern California. While she is well-versed in a range of media, her preferred medium for painting is watercolor. The fluidity of the paint allows her to capture the muted undertones and the fleeting light found in the natural world. While the backgrounds of her paintings are impressionistic, the foregrounds of her paintings are often highly detailed, showcasing her technical mastery over her medium.

Words that describe this painting: landscape, trees, California, Mt Diablo, hills, shadows, shrubs, paper, watercolor, trail, path, impressionism, landscape, watercolor painting, beige

Path to Castle Rock, Autumn
Catherine McCargar
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2021
11 in. h x 15 in. w
0 lbs. 1 oz.