During the 1930s and 1940s, this group revolutionized watercolor painting, throwing off the tightly rendered style inherited mostly from British watercolor traditions. Jr. You can tell by looking at his work that he was a very emotional man. He had great control, but great freedom at the same time.
Few people can paint beautiful green on green paintings.
Many of the California Scene painters were early members of the California Watercolor Society, which would later become the National Watercolor Society. Paintings by California Scene Painters are sought-after and very collectible. All of the paintings seen here were supplied by Sandy Hunter, owner of the California Art Gallery in Laguna Beach, California.