"Up Hill Climb" by Cathy Carey is a radiant, lyrical journey through the wild and winding heart of San Diego County’s trails. This painting is not just a landscape — it is a memory woven in color, a celebration of movement, breath, and sunlit ascent. A Painted Path Through Memory The trail winds upward like a golden ribbon, beckoning the eye toward distant horizons. It climbs through a patchwork of colors — rustling greens, fiery magentas, ocean blues, and ochres that shimmer like sun-warmed earth. The ground itself seems to pulse with life, every brushstroke echoing the rhythm of footsteps on a dusty path. The Poetry of Place This is not a map of a specific trail, but a tribute to all of them — the canyon switchbacks of Torrey Pines, the rolling hills of Escondido, the chaparral-covered slopes that catch the late light in dusty gold. The plants burst in impossible colors, not as they are, but as they feel: joyous, defiant, rooted in the wild. Color as Emotion Carey's brush dances. It doesn’t document — it sings. Her expressive marks and layered hues channel the spirit of Van Gogh and the jubilance of Matisse, translating the landscape into something deeply personal, almost mythic. Beneath the pigments, glimmers of metallic gold breathe warmth into the canvas, as if the sun itself were caught in the paint. The Climb Within There’s a metaphor in the upward path — a quiet reflection on effort, transformation, and the reward of rising. It’s a painting that holds the essence of a hike: the promise of perspective at the top, the breathlessness of the climb, the wild beauty that unfolds with each step.

Name Of Artist (So You Are Searchable!)

Cathy Carey

Exact Dimensions

20" w x 24" t

Year Created

2019

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Bottom right

Materials

Oil on Linen