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An artistic journey, by three Santa Clarita Valley artists (Laura Wambsgans, Rod Edwards & Lorelle Miller) historically documents the natural areas of the valley in a series of paintings.

The birth of this project stems from a small book titled “The Art Of Travel” by Alain de Botton. De Botton explains that until visitors to the French countryside had viewed Vincent van Goghs paintings of Provence, they were unable to appreciate the cypress trees, olive trees and exquisite colors of the countryside. The paintings in fact opened their eyes, enabling them to see as the artist, to notice the ferocity of the olive trees branches that had previously seemed so ordinary.

As artists and residence of the Santa Clarita Valley we have been painting the oak trees, canyons and streams for many years, appreciating this valley more with each painting. The lighting, colors and vistas in this valley are so stunningly gorgeous that we find ourselves captive to our easels. By bringing these paintings together our goal is to have viewers discover a new appreciation for the untouched landscape of the Santa Clarita Valley.

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