June Carey - Little Old Mission By The Sea, Circa 1940 - Hand Signed - Canvas Edition -image Size: 48"w X 24"h. Limited Edition Of: 25 - Founded By The Spanish In 1771, The San Carlos Borromeo De Carmelo Mission Is The Crown Jewel Of Carmel-by-the-sea And One Of June Carey’s Favorite Subjects To Paint. “i Have, Over The Years, Amassed A Wonderful Collection Of Reference On The Mission From My Many Trips And Research,” Says June. “today, The Buildings And Their Gardens Are Beautiful, But When You Look At Photos Taken 70 Years Ago, There Was Even More Magic. The Facades Weren’t As Restored As They Are Today, So The Basilica And Out Buildings Have A Bit More Of That Character You’d Expect From Structures As Old As These. You Also Had The Chance To See More Of The Buildings Then Than You Can Today, Especially From Some Of The Most Pleasing Angles. I Am Tempted At Times, When I Visit, To Make The Request Of Cutting Back Some Of That Lush Growth To Reveal More Of The Mission, But I Have A Good Idea Of What The Response Would Be To That!”……about The Artist - June Carey "the Little Farmhouse In Pennsylvania Where I Grew Up Was Always Alive With Singing, Laughter And A Love Of The Arts," Says Artist June Carey. "my Father, A Voice Instructor, Introduced Us To The Steady Flow Of Eccentric, Larger-than-life Characters Found In His Greatest Passion – The Dramatic World Of The Italian Opera. Aida’s Rich Theme Always Seemed To Be Playing In The Background As I Went In Search Of A Reality I Could Call My Own, Escaping Into The Quiet Roar Of The Singing Crickets And Song Of The Meadowlark. I Could Lose Myself In The Turquoise Twilight Magic Of A Summer Evening Or Breath Of Sweet Fields Of Winter Wheat Beneath The Rising Sliver Of A Moon. I Found My True Love And Years Later Found Myself Longing For The Beautiful Fields Of My Childhood, Where Everything Was The Way It Should Be. My Passion Springs Forth Through The Beauty Of The Fertile Earth, Which Has Always Been My Real Teacher. "i Began Painting Full Time In 1982, Doing My Time As A Starving Artist While Raising My Young Son. I Was Happy To Trade This Tragic Cliché For The Happy Success Of Sell-out Gallery Shows And Award Banquets. In 1991, I Married Maritime Artist David Thimgan, And We Thrived Together. On One Late Summer Afternoon Escape, Traveling To The Mendocino Coast, I Discovered The California Wine Country. I Was So Happy To Have Found A Place In California That Reminded Me Of My Long Lost Fields Of Pennsylvania. I Painted My First Vineyard Scene In 1996 And, As Time Passed, This Interest Has Taken Me To The Countryside Of Tuscany, Where I Feel I Probably Lived In A Former Lifetime. My Italian Opera Theme Song Has Never Left My Heart, And Somehow Life Seems To Have Come Full Circle, To Connect, Again, The Passions Of My Life."

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