Carmel Mission Backyard

The back of the Carmel Mission on a day when the sky is doing something dramatic and the garden is at its best, bougainvillea going full pink against the whitewashed walls, the Moorish dome rising above the roofline, the courtyard warm and terracotta in the afternoon light. It's the side of the Mission that most visitors don't linger on, which turns out to be one of its better angles. The watercolor palette is generous and vivid, warm pinks and dusty mauves in the stone and plaster, deep greens in the garden, that active blue and cloud-white sky giving the whole composition real energy without unsettling the calm of the courtyard below. The brushwork is confident and affectionate throughout, the kind of painting made by someone who knows this building well and has found the view that suits it. The matte canvas finish keeps all those warm, saturated tones honest. Gallery-stretched on a slim 1.25" pine frame and ready to hang out of the box, it's for anyone with a connection to Carmel, or anyone who appreciates a California mission painted with genuine warmth and a full palette.

Product features

- Matte, gallery-stretched canvas on 1.25" pine frame

- Printed with UL-certified Greenguard Gold latex inks (non-toxic, non-flammable)

- Sustainably sourced radiata pine inner frame from FSC-certified renewable forests

- Soft rubber dots on bottom back corners and included back hanging for stable wall display

- Available in horizontal, vertical, and square orientations with 60 size options; slight size tolerance +/- 1/8"

Care instructions

- If the canvas does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, damp cloth.