This place is known in San Diego as Marian Bear Memorial Park.   I've been here many times to walk, relax or paint, and every time I have a good time, thanks to Ms. Bear.  Just minutes from downtown and so close to a major freeway, this park is amazingly quiet.  It almost feels like a place somewhere miles away in the countryside.  A walk on a trail under oak and sycamore trees, among coastal sage scrubs, hearing birds sing, is a much-needed respite from a busy life.

This is also popular among plein-air painters.  We can find a landscape that resembles the one from early days when Native Americans lived here.  What a joy to be able to paint it!  If Ms. Bear hadn't fought hard against plans to build a highway on the canyon floor back in the '70's, we wouldn't be so lucky today.


San Diego 100 (#70) - San Clemente Canyon

A larger image of this painting is available on request.

Media: Original watercolor
Image Size: 8.25 x 11.5 in. (on 9 x 12 in. paper)
Mat/Frame: No
Purchase: Please send me an email for availability.