Land Snorkeling

What Is Land Snorkeling?

By Clyde Aspevig

Land snorkeling is taking the time to savor aspects of nature we ordinarily don’t see or pay attention to. Land snorkelers wander thru nature with no intention of hiking to a destination. One contemplates what we find in nature and explores every possible connection with all parts of our natural world. Each blade of grass, rock, or creature has some connection to us. We ask questions looking at nature and find out what that connection might be – we develop our cognitive and abstract muscles to solve the problem. We have fun doing it. It helps us to think. Our imagination and creativity is enhanced and richens our lives in a healthy and productive way. It’s free and it’s fun.

Land snorkeling is reestablishing the ancient connections to our landscape. We open up all of our senses to experience the hidden treasures of nature. We develop our intellect thru our senses. We sniff it, touch it, examine the texture, color, shape, etc. etc. We look closely at things – like a feather found in the grass, a wing design, a rocks texture, and the pattern of a tree growing.

Check out this link: http://www.landsnorkeling.com/

"I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares."

These are words said by Saul Bass, famous graphic designer. I make paintings but feelings about my work are the same.

Seasons Greetings and Perks!

Invitation to California Art Club's Magnificent Miniatures Show

Announcing Nancy's Holiday Show!

The opening reception for Nancy's Holiday show, Landescapes: Paintings of California's Central Coast by Nancy Becker, will be held Friday, November 26, from 4:00 to 6:00pm at RE/MAX Parkside,717 12th Street in Paso Robles.

The show will feature her iconic representations of the delicate beauty inherent in American nature and the simple structures that dot its landscape. Join us for the opening reception over the Holiday. If you can't make it then, not to worry, the show will run through December 31st!

Here's a sneak peak of what you can expect to see from Nancy...

Working in the plein air style, Nancy Becker focuses on the inherent beauty of untouched and lightly treaded scenes. Many of her images depict natural, breathtaking scenes in their own pristine state. Becker’s work is so unique that even the simple, textual nature of his brushwork creates emotion and drama.

Nancy was raised in Pasadena, California and, as a child, absorbed the beauty of the rolling landscapes and meandering coulees while horseback riding through the Los Angeles National Forest. She believes it was these sacred times away from urban life that helped her to learn to plaint natural scenes in true harmony with the land. Becker’s passion for the natural environment around her shines through her canvases in a way that cannot be gleaned from any book. It is obvious in her painting that the artist slowly absorbed the delicate, yet awe-inspiring, landscapes of California’s Central Coast, and that the impact has never lessened. This intimate connection to nature makes the work of Nancy Becker both breathtaking and inspirational.

More shows!

This painting, "Ferndale Holsteins", was accepted by the California Art Club for their Magnificent Miniatures show! The exhibit is a one-time showcase of smaller paintings. The event will be held on Sunday, December 4th, from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. Stocking stuffers anyone???

Exciting Acceptance News!

This paintings been accepted by the California Art Club for their show, 'Golden State Treasures', to be held at the Historic Blinn House in Pasadena. The artist reception will take place on December 4th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The show will run until April 13th. Hope some of you can visit!