You might be right if you've begun to come to the conclusion that I am already half way there to going off in the deep end of the pool of California Naturalism. I was once a New Yorker myself, and I remember the general consensus had been that Left Coast art was not ambitious --didn't have "edge" and all too frequently fell beholden to the film industry. But I have found that these varied artists and their legacy and progeny worked hard to maintain a set of skills that would be familiar to traditional artists of centuries past. They are present and open in life. They are observant of the world around them. These they share, not only by teaching but in the very images produced. It is a healthy and vibrant art community supported by the loyalty of an enthusiastic audience.
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