This is an original oil painting on canvas panel by an artist named Mary DuBois, titled “Santa Cruz Lighthouse Field.”

The Artist: Mary DuBois

• Born: 1955, Woodland, California. She began painting at 16 after early contest wins and encouragement.

• Teaching & community work: Has taught art through the Emeritus Academy and at OFFCenter Community Arts (Albuquerque), along with gallery classes and private tutoring. 

• Exhibiting artist: A longtime member of the New Mexico collective Rainbow Artists; OFFCenter featured her as the first artist in its new gallery and has exhibited there since 2001. 

Details from the back label

• Artist: Mary DuBois (signed "M. DuBois" on the front)

• Title: Santa Cruz Lighthouse Field

• Medium: Oil on canvas panel

• Size: 8” x 10” (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

• Panel Brand: Masterpiece Canvas Panel (a common high-quality artist panel brand used from the mid-20th century onward).

Subject

The painting depicts the historic Santa Cruz Lighthouse, located on Lighthouse Point overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Cruz, California. Today, this lighthouse houses the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum. The scene shows the lighthouse framed by trees, with grassy fields in the foreground and the ocean horizon in the distance.

Artistic style

• Traditional realism: natural colors, clear brushwork, and focus on landscape detail.

• The painting emphasizes California’s coastal beauty and iconic landmarks.

• Likely created as part of a plein-air (outdoor) or landscape study.

Frame

The piece is mounted in a wood frame with linen liner, a style commonly used in the 1960s–1980s for oil paintings of this size.

Value & Collectability

• Decorative/Regional Art Value: Works like this often appeal to collectors of California art, lighthouse enthusiasts, or people with a personal connection to Santa Cruz, The Ocean Landscape, and Surfing.