I remember hearing stories about people buying paintings that Robert Asher painted of Palomar. Guessing they were painted 8 to 9 decades ago. Robert Asher homesteaded the property that he then gave to the Baptist Church in San Diego. It is now the Christian Conference Center. Thinking many of us recognize some of these views from that area of the Mountain.
Thanks to Peter, here are photos of the absolutely beautiful paintings the family has in storage.
FROM: Peter Brueggeman
Robert Asher paintings are in a storage unit in Mission Valley, in custody of descendents of Josephine Asher, Robert Asher’s sister. They are selling the family house in El Cajon, from which all these materials were housed.
The paintings look pretty good even with decades of dirt from storage; when cleaned, I’m sure they will look even better.
Asher took a painting class from Maurice Braun in Mesa Grande… here’s some of Braun’s paintings whose style I imagine influenced Asher http://www.bauerart.com/Braun.html
Peter
Palomar Mountain News 
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