DaDavidvid YaYapppp CalifoCatalogrnia of Landscape Originals Paintings Welcome

This catalog showcases my available paintings, which represent my plein air painting excursions in ’s El Dorado, Amador, Alpine counties and beyond.

My explorations in the foothills and mountains of the Sierra Nevadas have led me to not only seeing some beautiful landscapes, but also meeting some of the interesting characters that live, hike or travel through these parts.

Click on the links below many of the paintings in this catalog to read the stories behind them as featured in California’s oldest newspaper—the Mountain Democrat.

Please contact me via my email, [email protected] or text me on 415-374-1298 if you are interested purchasing a painting to start, or to add to your existing painting collection.

Many thanks!

David Yapp davidyapp.com California Landscapes Oil Paintings

The landscape painter must walk in the fields with a humble mind . . . John Constable The Old Homestead, Tragedy Spring The old Bachich Homestead is situated just off Hwy 88 2019, Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" by Tragedy Spring in Alpine County. Read the story be- Unframed $650 + tax hind the painting here.

inquire about this painting The Old Schoolhouse, Fiddletown Fiddletown’s one room Schoolhouse in Amador County 2019, Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" was constructed in 1862. The schoolhouse is now owned Unframed $650 + tax by the Fiddletown Preservation Society.

inquire about this painting Silver Lake Chapel An abundance of fireweed brings a blaze of color to this chapel that is the 2019, Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" worship-place for many during their visits to the Sierras in the summer months. Unframed SOLD Read the story behind the painting here. inquire about this painting The Shaded Pool This secluded pool, fed by a spring is situated in a woodland in 2019, Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" Pollock Pines in El Dorado County. A peaceful place to reflect on Unframed $575 + tax life’s blessings. Read the story behind the painting here.

inquire about this painting The Chew Kee Store, In the Gold Rush era, this building of rammed earth was a Chinese Fiddletown herbal store. Today it is a museum that houses a fascinating range 2019, Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" of Chinese artifacts from the turn of the 19th century. Read the Unframed $575 + tax story behind the painting here. inquire about this painting Colors of Winter The icy-cold waters of the South Fork of the American River rush 2017, Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" down from the Mountains on their way down to Unframed $650 + tax join the Sacramento River.

inquire about this painting Carson Spur A snow-covered view of Carson Spur located above Carson Pass 2016, Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" on the crest of the central Sierra Nevada mountains in Alpine Unframed $395 + tax County.

inquire about this painting Pleasant Valley Homestead The springtime afternoon light illuminates this El Dorado county homestead 2019, Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" and a cherry tree in bloom. This well-maintained homestead boasts a diverse Unframed $375 + tax orchard which includes a number of different varieties of fig, apple, and chestnut, amongst which deer and wild turkeys roam. inquire about this painting The Tetradecagon This tetradecagonical (fourteen-sided) house built by its owners, sits presiding 2018, Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" over a glorious view of the American River Canyon, the Eldorado National Forest Unframed $375 + tax and in the distance, the Crystal Range. Read the story behind the painting, here.

inquire about this painting Spring Tapestry— A verdent display of spring foliage in Weber Canyon El Dorado County’s Weber Canyon. 2020, Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" SOLD inquire about this painting Summer Tapestry— The interplay of branches and foliage interact in a joyful celebration Weber Canyon of early summer in El Dorado County’s Weber Canyon. 2019, Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" Unframed $625 + tax PAINTING RESERVED inquire about this painting Pines Above Jenkinson Lake 2019, Oil on Canvas, 6" x 12" Unframed SOLD

Pines on a ridge frame a view of Jenkinson Lake far below. inquire about this painting Grouse Lake—Summer Impression Grouse Lake in the late summer afternoon light. 2020, Oil on Canvas, 11" x 14" Unframed $195 + tax

inquire about this painting Primordial Forest The Crystal Range, as if the patriarchal guardian of the 2017, Oil on Canvas, 9" x 12" forest, watches as the last rays of the evening sun illuminates Unframed $225 + tax the pines and an old snag in the Eldorado National forest.

inquire about this painting Snarfflewood Meadow An old pumphouse sits in a meadow, part of a ranch hidden in the 2015, Oil on Canvas, 6" x 12" wooded hills of El Dorado County. Read the story behind the painting Unframed $225 + tax here. SOLD

inquire about this painting Echo Lake Boathouse This old boathouse is situated on the south shore of 2020, Oil on Canvas Panel, Echo Lake in El Dorado County. A bright blue canoe 11" x 14" is poised ready for a little exploration. SOLD inquire about this painting Grouse Lake, — A little gem in Desolation Wilderness, Grouse Lake is Sepia Study a glacial cirque. 2020, Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14" unframed, $145 + tax inquire about this painting White Alders In the late winter, the Middle Fork of the Consumnes River is swollen on the Consumnes River by the winter rains and mountain snow melt. Catkins hang from the 2016, Oil on Canvas, 9" x 12" alders like small pendants catching the last rays of sunlight. Read the Unframed $295 + tax story behind the painting here. inquire about this painting Summer Breezes— San Bruno Mountain rises above the city of Brisbane, just south of San Bruno Mountain San Francisco. This view looks east across the San Francisco Bay. 2015, Oil on Canvas, 9" x 12" Unframed $395 + tax inquire about this painting Round Top—Late Winter Round Top Moutain presides over the Mokelumne 2017, Oil on Canvas, 11" x 14" Wilderness shrouded in snow. Unframed $425 + tax

inquire about this painting Pyramid Peak Pine trees and an old snag frame a view of 2017, Oil on Canvas, 11" x 14" Pyramid Peak from high above the Silverfork Unframed SOLD American River.

inquire about this painting Lover’s Leap from Pyramid Creek Cascade 2016, Oil on Panel, 11" x 14" Unframed $425 + tax

Having descended down from Desolation Wilderness via Horsetail Falls, Pyramid Creek Cascade tumbles over the edge of the broad granite rock surface, barely hindered by the fallen trunks of old pine trees. The granite cliffs of Lover’s Leap can be see in the distance.

inquire about this painting Round Top—Winter Solitude Round Top clothed in its winter garment of snow, 2017, Oil on Canvas, 11" x 14" pictured from Carson Pass. Read the story of my Unframed $425 + tax misadventure in the Mokelumne Wilderness here.

inquire about this painting Grouse Lake Grouse Lake is situated on the Eastern edge of Desolation Wilderness. 2020, Oil on Canvas, 11" x 14" The lake is seen here framed by two California Red Firs. Read the story Unframed $425 + tax behind the painting here.

inquire about this painting Mount Aukumn A view of a spring-time seasonal pond with Mount Aukumn 2019, Oil on Canvas, 9" x 12" shrouded in mist. Mount Aukumn is situated in El Dorado SOLD County. Read the story behind the painting here.

inquire about this painting Tinker’s Dell A secluded patch of woodland in Golden Gate Park in 2015, Oil on Canvas, 9" x 12" San Francisco, in which both avian and human perigrinators Unframed, $325 + tax would reside. Read the story behind the painting here.

inquire about this painting The View from Azalea Hill Oak trees frame a view of distant hills 2014, Oil on Canvas, 18" x 24" near Fairfax in Marin County. SOLD

inquire about this painting Annadel Oaks I painted these lichen and moss-covered oaks on an overcast and misty day 2015, Oil on Canvas, 18" x 24" at Trione-Annadel State Park. As I painted the scene near Lake Ilsanjo I was SOLD accompanied by the songs of a flock of Brewer’s blackbirds and as dusk fell—a chorus of frogs. inquire about this painting Ponderosa Pine on the Middle The Consumnes River is one of the few rivers in the western Sierras Fork of the Consumnes River that does not have major dams, so retains its wild character. 2017, Oil on Canvas, 30" x 40" Unframed $1,850 + tax inquire about this painting Crystal Range Pyramid Peak and the Crystal Range loom over a vast from Iron Mountain Ridge expanse of the Eldorado National Forest. Read the 2017, Oil on Canvas, 30" x 40" story behind the painting here. Unframed $1,250 + tax

inquire about this painting Eldorado National Forest The Crystal Range rises over the vast expanse of the Vista Towards the Crystal Range Eldorado National Forest. 2017, Oil on Canvas, 30" x 40" Unframed $1,250 + tax

inquire about this painting Silver Lake The evening sun bathes Silver Lake and the sides of 2018, Oil on Canvas, 22" x 28" Thunder Mountain in golden light. Unframed $995 + tax

inquire about this painting Commission an HOME Original Painting An original painting makes a special gift and is also a unique way to enhance your home or business environment.

Oil Painting on Canvas SIZE PRICE (Stretched Canvas, Unframed) 18" x 24"...... $1,200 Oils have a richness and depth of color that 16" x 20"...... $950 makes for a beautiful centerpiece in the home 11" x 14"...... $450 and also a great family heirloom. A popular medium with the French Impressionists and 9" x 12"...... $375 contemporary plein air painters.

Watercolor SIZE PRICE (Matted, Unframed) 16" x 20"*...... $335 *Mat outside dimensions. Image size of painting, 10⅜" x 13⅜" A very popular medium in England for many centuries, due to its ability to capture subtle 11" x 14"**...... $195 atmospheric effects. The transpararent and fluid **Mat outside dimensions. Image size of painting, 7⅜" x 9⅜" quality of the paint lends itself to a fresh and spontaneous form of expression.

Pen & Watercolor SIZE PRICE * (Matted, Unframed) 16" x 20" ...... $300 *Mat outside dimensions. Image size of painting, 10⅜" x 13⅜" A line drawing of the scene is rendered using a dip-pen and India ink. This is then colored with 11" x 14"**...... $175 washes of watercolor. The linear quality of the **Mat outside dimensions. Image size of painting, 7⅜"x 9⅜" inkwork creates a unique quality to the painting. This was a popular technique used by itinerant topographic artists in the 18th century.

DaContactvi Davidd todayYa on,pp 415-374-1298 or email [email protected] to discuss your unique commission. • davidyapp.com CalifoAll pricesrn areia subject Landscape to CA saless tax when purchased within California. Reproduction rights on the final painting remain the property of the artist. Watercolors

All great art is the expression of man’s delight in God’s work, not his own. John Ruskin Rancho Del Sol An adobe-style gatehouse tucked behind a cluster of pine trees on 2018, Watercolor, 10¾" x 13½" a bend in the road, had often caught my eye. I captured the scene Unframed—Ivory Matted (16" x 20" outside in watercolor one wintery afternoon. dimensions) $195 + tax

inquire about this painting Rain and Mist, the Somerset Hills As I painted this view of a the hills towards 2018, Watercolor, 10⅝" x 13⅞" Somerset, in El Dorado County, the mist gently Unframed—Ivory/Grey double matted fell on the painted watercolor paper and added (16” x 20” outside dimensions) $175 + tax a subtle mottled texture to the painting.

inquire about this painting Old Red Barn, Fairplay This beautiful old red barn is situated in the 2018, Watercolor, 7¾" x 10½" wine region of Fair Play in El Dorado County. SOLD Read the story behind the painting here.

inquire about this painting The Pond at Rickety Road I captured in watercolor this pond hidden in the 2018, Watercolor, 10" x 13½" El Dorado County backwoods. Golden rushes Unframed: Ivory double matted and bare willow tree branches compliment the (matte 16" x 20" outside dimensions) $195 + tax evergreen foliage of the pines. Framed: Hand-finished cream/reddish-gray frame (email for photo). (16” x 20” outside dimensions) $285 + tax inquire about this painting Happy Valley Happy Valley, is a canyon hidden 2018, Watercolor and Pastel, 10¼" x 12¾" in the Somerset hills in Eldorado Unframed: Ivory/gray double matted (12½" x 16¼" outside County. Pine trees, toyen and deer dimensions) $195 + tax brush combine to create a foil to the Framed: Hand-finished white/ivory/gray mid-century Japanese frame distant hills. (email for photo). Outside dimensions 20" x 23⅝" $285 + tax inquire about this painting Happy Valley Cutoff Bridge Happy Valley Cutoff bridge traverses Camp Creek 2018, Watercolor, 10¾" x 13½" between Pleasant Valley and Somerset in El Dorado Unframed—Ivory Matted County. The bridge, for those technically minded is a (Matte 16” x 20” outside dimensions) 7-panel, pin-connected Pratt deck truss with wooden $195 + tax deck, and was built in 1897.

inquire about this painting Navarro River Estuary The Navarro River meets the Pacific Ocean at Albion on the 2015, Pen and Watercolor, Mendocino Coast. The Navarro Inn (seen on the left of the painting), 8¾" x 11¾" was built by a Scotsman, Captain Fletcher around 1865 and provided Unframed and unmatted food and lodging to those in the local logging industry and sailors $80 + tax travelling up and down the coast.

inquire about this painting Slug Gulch A view between Fair Play and Omo Ranch 2018, Watercolor, 10¾" x 13½" in El Dorado County, looking northwards Unframed—Ivory Matted (16" x 20" outside dimensions) over the Somerset Hills. $95 + tax inquire about this painting Deer Park, Fairfax Looking west over the Marin County hills from Deer 2014, Pen and Watercolor, Park in Fairfax. 10¾" x 13½" Unframed—Ivory Matted (Matte 16” x 20” outside dimensions) $195 + tax inquire about this painting Tennessee Valley One blustery evening I took a hike along 2014, Pen and Watercolor, Tennessee Valley in Marin County and 9" x 11⅞" painted this study which includes a view of Unframed and unmatted the lagoon. $75 + tax

inquire about this painting Lake Winnemucca A quick sketch of Lake Winnemucca in the Mokelumne 2014, Ink and Watercolor, Wilderness, captured just before the sun went down. 11" x 14¼" Unframed and unmatted $85 + tax inquire about this painting Meandering River—Soulajule Soulajule (pronounced Sue-le-hoo-ley) is a popular 2014, Ink and Watercolor, fishing destination in northern Marin County. The 8½" x 11½" Arroyo Sausal meanders between the hills. Unframed and unmatted $70 + tax inquire about this painting View Towards Pine Hill At the closing of the day as the sun sets, I enjoy 2018, Watercolor and Gouache, 8" x 11¼" looking at this view from my home in Camino. Unframed—Ivory Matted In the foreground an oak and pine trees frame a (Matte 16" x 20" outside dimensions) $150 + tax blueberry field and in the far distance, Pine Hill—a Framed—Dark wood hand-finished frame preserve for a number of rare plant species. (email for photo). (17¼" x 21¼") $235+ tax inquire about this painting Rodeo Valley The Rodeo Valley is a serene oasis just north of Golden 2014, Pen and Watercolor, Gate Bridge in Marin County. One evening I saw a pack 8¾" x 11¾" of coyotes gathered near this spot and in fine voice ready Unframed and unmatted for their evenings hunting expedition. $75 + tax inquire about this painting Rodeo Valley Mount Tamalpais looms over the northern Marin landscape. 2014, Ink and Watercolor, 9" x 12" Unframed and unmatted $125 + tax inquire about this painting Somerset Oaks Oaks growing above Camp Creek in 2017, Pen and Watercolor, Happy Valley, El Dorado County. 10⅛" x 14⅛" Unframed and unmatted $65 + tax

inquire about this painting Evening Clouds Weber Canyon 2020, Pen and Watercolor, 11" x 8½” Unframed and unmatted SOLD

The calm after an April storm of showers and hailstones passed through Weber Canyon. Read the story behind the painting here.

inquire about this painting View Towards Mount Diabolo from Weber Canyon 2020, Pen and Watercolor, 11" x 8¼" Unframed and unmatted SOLD

A view over the foothills towards Mount Diabolo. Read the story behind the painting here.

inquire about this painting Scudding Clouds Over Weber Canyon 2020, Pen and Watercolor, 11" x 8½” Unframed and unmatted $65 + tax

Low-hanging clouds over Weber Canyon in spring.

inquire about this painting Solitary Pine Weber Canyon 2020, Bamboo Pen and Watercolor, 11" x 8” Unframed and unmatted $85 + tax

A lone ponderosa pine overlooks Weber Canyon.

inquire about this painting Two Pines Weber Canyon 2020, Pen and Watercolor, 11" x 8" Unframed and unmatted $85 + tax

Two pines—branches entangled, form a screen to the canyon behind.

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Thank you for browsing my catalog. If you enjoyed viewing my work and are interested in purchasing a painting for your home or as a gift, please contact me The McKinley Arts Center, Reno via my email, [email protected] or text me on 415 374 1298.

If you live locally to, or are passing through Placerville, CA, you are welcome to contact me to arrange a viewing of my paintings in person. The Cole Arts Center, Nacogdoches, Texas Many thanks!

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