Current Landscapes – Art by Glenn Claycomb

Figueroa at Marmion | 24x18 | oil on canvasSpringtime in Los Angeles.

South from Josephine Peak near the summit | 24x18 | oil on canvasLA is down there in the fog. Here is sunlight and space.

Ceanothus (California lilac) | 18x24 | oil on canvasJosephine Peak behind and foreground bushes in late afternoon sun.

Santa Monica at Fairfax | 18x24 | oil on canvasThis sunset was seen around the city.

Up Bailey | 12x24 | oil on canvasBailey Canyon above Sierra Madre CA. The trail vanishes into vapor.

Mt Tam | 12x24 | oil on canvasA quick shot from the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge.

Taos Pueblo | 12x24 | oil on canvasThe pueblo's shape respects the mountains.

Butte | 12x24 | oil on canvasBusiness life has moved down to the flat, new part of town.

Tree, Monterey Hills, LA | 12x24 | oil on canvasThe branches glow in the light.

East of LA | 10 x 20 | oil on canvasComing home in the dusty silken evening.

Creek, Peri Park | 12x16 | oil on canvasOn October 24, 2021, San Anselmo Creek in Fairfax CA flooded.

Dojo, Peri Park | 12x16 | oil on canvasA few friends meet regularly on the stage in Peri Park, Fairfax CA, for karate. There was no class on October 24, 2021.

SW from Mt Ogden | 18x24 | oil on canvasFrom the top of Snowbasin ski area you can see Ogden UT and the Great Salt Lake.

NW from Mt Ogden | 18x24 | oil on canvasFrom top of Snowbasin ski area you can see Ogden UT and the Great Salt Lake.

West from Strawberry Peak | 8x8 | oil on canvasLate afternoon in the western San Gabriels.

Crown daisies, Henninger Flats | 8x8 | oil on canvasIn the San Gabriel Mountains above Pasadena.

East from Strawberry Peak | 12x16 | oil on canvasStrawberry Peak and nearby San Gabriel Peak, both 6,164 ft, are the highest peaks in the western San Gabriel Forest.

White City | 18x24 | oil on canvasWhite City was a popular resort 1,400 feet above Altadena CA. Once you could take a train; now you hike. It burned down in 1900.

Barnett Ranch Preserve 1 | 8 x 8 | oil on canvasA San Diego County preserve south of Ramona CA.

Barnett Ranch Preserve 2 | 8x8 | oil on canvasA San Diego County preserve south of Ramona CA.

Barnett Ranch Preserve 3 | 8x8 | oil on canvasA San Diego County preserve south of Ramona CA.

Barnett Ranch Preserve 4 | 8x8 | oil on canvasA San Diego County preserve south of Ramona CA.

Barnett Ranch Preserve 5 | 8x8 | oil on canvasA San Diego County preserve south of Ramona CA.

Barnett Ranch Preserve 6 | 8x8 | oil on canvasA San Diego County preserve south of Ramona CA.

Barnett Ranch Preserve 7 | 8x8 | oil on canvasA San Diego County preserve south of Ramona CA.

Barnett Ranch 8 left | 8x8 | oil on canvasLeft panel of a triptych from the San Diego County preserve south of Ramona CA.

Barnett Ranch 8 center | 8x8 | oil on canvasCenter panel of a triptych from a San Diego County preserve south of Ramona CA.

Barnett Ranch 8 right | 8x8 | oil on canvasRight panel of a triptych from a San Diego County preserve south of Ramona CA.

Up from Cobb Estate 1 | 8x8 | oil on canvasCobb Estate in Altadena CA is the trailhead for the Sam Merrill Trail.

Up from Cobb Estate 2 | 8x8 | oil on canvasCobb Estate in Altadena CA is the trailhead for the Sam Merrill Trail.

Rocks | 12x16 | oil on canvasSomewhere in Death Valley CA.

Inosculation 1 | 6 x 8 | oil on canvasA kiss on Mt Baldy.

Inosculation 2 | 8 x 8 | oil on canvasParting after the kiss.

Inosculation 3 | 8x8 | oil on canvasThey kiss further down.

Below White City | 8x10 | oil on canvasThe lower Sam Merrill Trail.

Eaton Canyon | 8x10 | oil on canvasAbove Pasadena. Steep hills, fluffy fog.

White City sunset | 8x10 | oil on canvasStarting down to Pasadena.

Sunset over JPL | 8x10 | oil on canvasLooking out from lower Sam Merrill Trail.

Signal Hill | 8x8 | oil on canvasPeople used to think these poison pumps next to their houses were cute.

Leaves on Grizzly Flat Trail | 8x8 | oil on canvasSan Gabriel Mountains.

Just So | 8x8 | oil on canvasStill hanging on.

NW from Mt Ogden 2 | 8x8 | oil on canvasQuick sketch from the top of Snowbasin ski area above Ogden UT.

Vasquez Rocks | 8x8 | oil on canvasSeveral movies have been shot among these rocks northwest of Hollywood.

Pasadena sky | 8x8 | oil on canvasLook up the next time you're in a parking lot.

The Black Hole of Ramona | 10x20 | oil on canvasRamona CA seems like a nice small town northeast of San Diego.

île de Ré | 10 x 20 | oil on canvasView from the Phare des Baleines.

East from Eaton Saddle | 24x36 | oil on canvasThe eastern San Gabriel Mountains seen from near Mt Wilson.

Apple Fire | 24x36 | oil on canvasView from LA August 3, 2020.

Death Valley | 36x48 | oil on canvasHills immemorial, caravan passing, horned toad barketh not.

Hart Mountain - pink | 18 x 24 | oil on canvasSoutheastern Oregon.

Hart Mountain - gray | 10 x 20 | oil on canvasSoutheastern Oregon.

Hart Mountain - Upper Campbell Lake | 10 x 20 | oil on canvasEphemeral lakes in southeastern Oregon.

Lunar Eclipse | 24x18 | oil on canvasLos Angeles May 15, 2022. Shot and trickified by Shahin Alborz.

Chaparral Yucca | 24x18 | oil on canvasÀ la Georgia O'Keefe.

Mt Lyon yucca | 12x12 | oil on canvasSan Jacinto Mountains.

Lenticular cloud Arapahoe Basin right | 8x8 | oil on canvasHigh in the Rockies.

Lenticular cloud Arapahoe Basin left | 8x8 | oil on canvasHigh in the Rockies.

Lenticular cloud Arapahoe Basin center | 8x8 | oil on canvasHigh in the Rockies.

From Strawberry Pk 1 | 8 x 8 | oil on canvasLooking toward LA on a nice spring day.

From Strawberry Pk 2 | 8 x 8 | oil on canvasLooking toward LA on a nice spring day.

Baldy Bowl down tree | 8 x 8 | oil on canvasWhich came first—the big downed tree or the small upright one?

Baldy Bowl rocks | 8 x 8 | oil on canvasThe trail to the top of Mt Baldy winds through these rocks.

Nathan hanging | 8 x 8 | oil on canvasWhat you don't see here is a tiny figure at the bottom of the cliff on the left watching Nathan's progress.

Scree, Strawberry Peak | 8x8 | oil on canvasLooking north from Strawberry Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Trees at Henninger Flats | 8x8 | oil on canvasUp the Mt Wilson Toll Road from Pasadena.

From Strawberry Pk 3 | 8 x 8 | oil on canvasThe eastern San Gabriel Mountains on a rosy evening.

Landscape 1 | 8 x 10 | oil on canvas boardSpare paint on a hypothetical plain.

Landscape 2 | 8 x 10 | oil on canvas boardSpare paint in hypothetical hills.

Landscape 3 | 8 x 10 | oil on canvas boardSpare paint on a hypothetical plain.

Capitol Reef, Utah | 8 x 10 | oil on canvasStratified color.

Genet Josephine Peak | 8 x 8 | oil on canvasSpanish broom grows all over the San Gabriel mountains. In southern France it's called genet.

Mt Zion NP | 12 x 12 | oil on canvasIndescribable color.

A god - SE Utah | 10x8 | oil on canvasOne of several in Valley of the Gods, southeastern Utah.

Strawberry Peak north side | 10x8 | oil on canvasIt looks like someone designed a garden here where practically no one will see it.

Castilleja, Strawberry Peak | 20x10 | oil on canvasAnother name for Scarlet Paintbrush, Indian Paintbrush, and Painted Cup. My mother's favorite flower.

Montana lake | 20x10 | oil on canvasThe lake is sacred to folks who were around before the Europeans.

Cleft in cliff 1 | 20 x 16 | oil on canvasCapitol Reef, Utah.

Sequoias | 20x16 | oil on canvasNear Yosemite.

From Mt Lowe | 12x24 | oil on canvasThe fog comes in on little cat feet.

Sea Ranch | 12x24 | oil on canvasAnother sunset in northern California.

Hart Mountain - lowering sky | 12 x 24 | oil on canvasSoutheastern Oregon.

Southern Utah 2 | 12 x 24 | oil on canvasNobody will believe the landscape anyway.

Bust of Aphrodite over Ikaria | 20 x 16 | oil on canvasFrom a museum and an island.

Stairs on Idra | 20 x 16 | oil on canvasAn island in the Aegean Sea aka Hydra, Ydra, and Hydrea. Down from a monastery.

Mueller Tunnel | 24x24 | oil on canvasBuilt in 1942 through the flank of San Gabriel Peak in the mountains above Pasadena.

Anasazi cliff dwellings | 12 x 12 | oil on canvasNatural Bridges National Monument. Utah.

Jeffrey pine, Mt Baldy | 16x12 | oil on canvasA much-photographed tree.

Yellow tree | 16 x 12 | oil on canvasA jacaranda in early spring before its leaves fall.

Teo's toes | 8x8 | oil on canvasTeo asks why he's not in the picture. He's only two years old.

Western bluebird, Ghost Ranch | 10x8 | oil on canvasDusk in a New Mexico campground.

Solar farm | 20 x 16 | oil on canvasSomewhere in Utah. Or Nevada.

Thunderstorm | 18 x 24 | oil on canvasSomewhere in eastern Oregon.

tree-lined ridge, Mt Baldy | 12x24 | oil on canvasYou can see this ridge from miles around. There are two tree-lined ridges just above Henninger Flats, and this one is much higher still.

Mt Lowe railbed | 10x30 | oil on canvasThis trail that connects White City to the Mt Wilson Toll Road. I like the afternoon light.

Iron Mountain Trail | 16x20 | oil on canvasEllie Lane Peak in the background.

Montagnes | 12 x 54 | oil on canvasThis painting began as waves breaking on a beach.

Barnett Ranch Preserve 8 | 8x24 triptych | oil on canvasA San Diego County preserve south of Ramona CA.

jeepers creepers | 16x12 | oil on canvasWhere'd you go those peepers?

LA from Bailey | 24x12 | oil on canvasExpansive vaporous space.