Montecito Lemons

G and I first came upon this scene on a glorious spring day on the road to Montecito and I instantly fell in love with it. I've painted it once before, Montecito Lemon Groves, but this time I made sure to bring a bigger canvas to capture more of the magnificent mountains: I just can't get enough of those mountains! It's such an iconic scene, with the ancient lemon trees, their branches bursting with fruit, ranged beneath the mountain and the little farmhouse nestled peacefully in the embrace of the tree-lined foothills. Everything is so perfectly placed in the vast sun drenched landscape and what a joy it was to paint!