Hidden Ridge Gallery - Latest Product Updates from June Carey

Basking Eucalyptus

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:40:25 +0100

Between California's wine country and the sea, roads wind over and through the coastal mountain ranges and farm country. Pungent stands of eucalyptus border these pastoral by-ways, marking boundaries and serving as windbreaks for local ranchers. This classic landscape from June Carey captures this California dream in the warm-glow of the late day sun.

Size:	36"w x 24"h		Edition:	50
InformArt:	Not Listed		Status:	Available at publisher

Price: $595.00

Rio Marina

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:30:40 +0100

Leave your cell phone behind and fall off the grid with June Carey's "Rio Marina". A magical little harbor on the island of Elba, off the coast of Italy, Rio Marina is an ancient place where family and friends embrace the traditions another era.

This serene harbor view was inspired not only by the location, but by the people who live there as well. As June Carey relates, "The night I arrived, I was tired and went back to my hotel room. It was right behind that wall on the left, behind the trees. It was warm, in the 70s and 80s at night. From my balcony I could hear live music, traditional Italian songs. I was curious and went out to see. Set up where those arches are on the left was a tiny platform with an awning."

"An older man, with a wondrous, soft, raspy voice, sang to the music from a small sound system. People gathered around and sat on the seawall you see in the painting, to listen and watch. They brought bottles of wine with them. There was a small group who seemed to know each other and they were dancing to the old folk songs as this wonderful man played. Anyone could get up and try to dance."

"There was a cafe and a restaurant nearby, along the seawall and people sat at tables outside, laughing, eating and drinking. In the harbor the lights of the boats danced on the water as the music played. Even the gigantic ferry that had brought me was still out there with its flashing lights and you could see the captain and crew hanging out on deck enjoying the music, too."

"Little children came to try to dance with the adults, even babies wearing nothing but a diaper! It was the cutest thing. There were some traditional line dances done to the old folk songs. I think the most special part was how the adults and children danced together, rather than separately. Each night I was there I went to sleep to that. I wish I could find recordings of that music."

Bring the beauty, warmth and passion of Italy into your home in either a Fine Art Canvas or Fine Art Paper Edition and bask in the glow of June Carey's "Rio Marina" every day.

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Vineyard Before the Harvest

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:28:05 +0100

"This is how I remember wine country when I first discovered it," recalls June Carey. "I couldn't believe that such a lush and verdant region existed in the hill country between the Central Valley and the coast. There was a pastoral magic in the air. Nearly every twist and turn in the road presented a view that seemed to say, 'Yes, it's that beautiful here. Don't you wish this was where you lived?'.

"In fact, I lived in Chico, CA with my late husband, the marine artist David Thimgin. He and I would always make painting trips from our home in Chico to the coast via the main highways. One mid-summer day, I was driving back and decided we would go a different route. That decision was one of the best I made in my life, it opened a whole new world to me."

"I grew up in farm country back East and never encountered anything like it in the areas of California I had visited. I missed the sense of a personal connection that the small farms and communities had to the land they cultivated. And here, in the Alexander Valley, I discovered it again. Added to all this beauty they were growing grapes for wine!"

Size:	48"w x 19"h		Edition:	45
InformArt:	Not Listed		Status:	Available at publisher

Price: $695.00

Villa Di Castello

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:17:44 +0100

In this sumptuous new landscape by June Carey she offers her vision of the grand Italian garden. On a recent trip to Tuscany, June found herself overwhelmed by the magnificent verdant light and was compelled to bring it to you it in her view of these expansive citrus gardens and their lush surroundings. Located in the hills overlooking Florence, this classic villa was built by the Medici family in the 16th century. The architecture of these enchanting gardens are a work of creative genius: the famous fountain of Hercules and Antaeus surrounded by the geometric arrangement of driveways, flower beds, bushes and intricately cut box hedges, blend perfectly with the buildings to complete a scene of unforgettable beauty.

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Vigna Del Sole

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:17:44 +0100

"I call this piece "Vigna del Sole" ('vines of the sun') in tribute to my Italian ancestry. I think its Mediterranean climate is one of the reasons I'm attached to northern California. It has an appeal for me that goes right to my soul." - June Carey

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The Mission Courtyard

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:17:44 +0100

"This is Carmel's Mission San Carlos Borromeo, founded in 1770. I was intrigued by the star-like pattern of the Moorish window repeated in the courtyard fountain. If you have the good fortune to go to the mission, I'm afraid you won't be able to see it from this particular angle; a wall blocks your view. I had to rely on archival photos to reconstruct the scene as it looked decades ago." - June Carey

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The Mission At San Juan Capistrano