Russell Hunzinker
12 x 16
Oil

My family came to Carpinteria in the 1860’s buying 400 acres between Carpinteria Creek and the bluffs overlooking the ocean. Some of my family still own a part of that original homestead. The “bluffs” are now owned by other people, but I still go out there to hike and look at the ocean and think about the connection to the land. In the evening light the cool shadows cast by the ancient eucalyptus trees contrast with the warm glow in the foothills.