She became an active exhibitor and organizer with the San Francisco Art Association and continued to exhibit at the Mechanics Institute Fair.
 By 1891 she was painting on the Monterey Peninsula, where she found inspiration and a wealth of subjects for her Impressionist landscapes, and sometimes stayed with her artist-companion Mary Brady in Pacific Grove.
 At the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago she displayed two oils at the Palace of Fine Arts: Mission at San Luis Rey and Morning at Giverny.
She also  exhibited her painting Cactus Garden in the California Room at The Woman's Building at the Exhibition.
In July 1889 she acquired rooms in Monterey’s Old Customhouse to begin a series of sketches on “historic Monterey,” but moved in 1902 to the nearby Pacific House.
 After the death of her father in 1906, she was compelled to spend more time with her mother in San Francisco, where she maintained her primary residence until her permanent move Monterey ca.1919.
 Some of her work was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.
 In April 1907 she exhibited at the opening of the Art Gallery in the Hotel Del Monte, a luxury resort in Monterey.
 At the Del Monte Art Gallery she served on the jury and hanging committee between 1909 and 1911 and was a member of its advisory committee in 1916-17.
 In July 1910 she contributed her oils to the Fourth Annual Exhibition of the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club and four years later she helped to entertain William Merritt Chase during his Carmel Summer School.
 She again exhibited at the Carmel Club Annuals in 1919 and 1924; at the latter she displayed Monterey Boats.
 In May 1922 she sold one of her many Stevenson House paintings to the British Ambassador to the United States and traveled to Europe shortly thereafter.
 On her return she exhibited at the Hotel Del Monte and contributed to the Statewide Annual Exhibitions of the Santa Cruz Art League (1928-1930).
 During the Great Depression she was commissioned by the WPA to paint the crumbling but charming old Monterey adobes for posterity.
 These paintings hang in the offices of Monterey city officials and public buildings.
 In May 1934 her paintings of Monterey and Europe were given a one-person exhibition at the Stanford University Art Gallery.
 Between 1936 and 1947 she was a frequent and popular exhibitor with the Carmel Art Association.
 Miss Evelyn McCormick died unexpectedly of heart failure on May 6, 1948 in her Monterey hotel.

Like their French counterparts, California Impressionists attempted to capture the light of a particular moment, both groups emphasizing the transitory nature of life.
 However, California Impressionists expanded the goal, attempting to evoke man’s kinship with nature and the oneness of all living things.
 Notable works by McCormick include Along the French Coast, Wheat Fields - Giverny, and Carmel Valley Pumpkins (ca.1907) owned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
 Her paintings are primarily found in California museums and galleries, and in private collections in the West.
She became an active exhibitor and organizer with the San Francisco Art Association and continued to exhibit at the Mechanics Institute Fair.  By 1891 she was painting on the Monterey Peninsula, where she found inspiration and a wealth of subjects for her Impressionist landscapes, and sometimes stayed with her artist-companion Mary Brady in Pacific Grove.  At the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago she displayed two oils at the Palace of Fine Arts: Mission at San Luis Rey and Morning at Giverny. She also  exhibited her painting Cactus Garden in the California Room at The Woman's Building at the Exhibition. In July 1889 she acquired rooms in Monterey’s Old Customhouse to begin a series of sketches on “historic Monterey,” but moved in 1902 to the nearby Pacific House.  After the death of her father in 1906, she was compelled to spend more time with her mother in San Francisco, where she maintained her primary residence until her permanent move Monterey ca.1919.  Some of her work was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.  In April 1907 she exhibited at the opening of the Art Gallery in the Hotel Del Monte, a luxury resort in Monterey.  At the Del Monte Art Gallery she served on the jury and hanging committee between 1909 and 1911 and was a member of its advisory committee in 1916-17.  In July 1910 she contributed her oils to the Fourth Annual Exhibition of the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club and four years later she helped to entertain William Merritt Chase during his Carmel Summer School.  She again exhibited at the Carmel Club Annuals in 1919 and 1924; at the latter she displayed Monterey Boats.  In May 1922 she sold one of her many Stevenson House paintings to the British Ambassador to the United States and traveled to Europe shortly thereafter.  On her return she exhibited at the Hotel Del Monte and contributed to the Statewide Annual Exhibitions of the Santa Cruz Art League (1928-1930).  During the Great Depression she was commissioned by the WPA to paint the crumbling but charming old Monterey adobes for posterity.  These paintings hang in the offices of Monterey city officials and public buildings.  In May 1934 her paintings of Monterey and Europe were given a one-person exhibition at the Stanford University Art Gallery.  Between 1936 and 1947 she was a frequent and popular exhibitor with the Carmel Art Association.  Miss Evelyn McCormick died unexpectedly of heart failure on May 6, 1948 in her Monterey hotel.
Like their French counterparts, California Impressionists attempted to capture the light of a particular moment, both groups emphasizing the transitory nature of life.  However, California Impressionists expanded the goal, attempting to evoke man’s kinship with nature and the oneness of all living things.  Notable works by McCormick include Along the French Coast, Wheat Fields - Giverny, and Carmel Valley Pumpkins (ca.1907) owned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  Her paintings are primarily found in California museums and galleries, and in private collections in the West.
M. Evelyn McCormick