{"id":344,"date":"2008-05-16T23:22:38","date_gmt":"2008-05-17T05:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=344"},"modified":"2008-05-18T23:41:31","modified_gmt":"2008-05-19T05:41:31","slug":"carmel-art-festival-day-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/carmel-art-festival-day-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmel Art Festival Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had started four paintings so far, wasn&#8217;t really satisfied with any of them, although one just needed a little touch-up and would be good enough for the show.<\/p>\n<p>Today, it was down to business!!  I was up at the crack of dawn, and decided to drive down the Big Sur coast until I saw something that grabbed me.  After about 10 miles, I rounded a bend, over a hill and before me was a stunning view.  The sun had just peaked over the coastal mountain range, and was bathing a field with light.  The distant hills were also seeing the first touch of light.  Below is the scene.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"carmel2a.jpg\" id=\"image339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/carmel2a.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>I set my easel up right by the road with my SUV to shield me from traffic and the morning sun.  Below is the setup and the almost finished painting.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"carmel2c.jpg\" id=\"image341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/carmel2c.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"carmel2b.jpg\" id=\"image340\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/carmel2b.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The painting turned out great&#8230;I think one of my best plein air to date.<\/p>\n<p>I continued down the coast to another spot and did another painting in the late morning.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"carmel2d.jpg\" id=\"image342\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/carmel2d.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"carmel2e.jpg\" id=\"image343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/carmel2e.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>After that, it was back to the motel to touch everything up, frame them, and drop the two works off at the show.  Below are a couple quick snapshots of the paintings I entered.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"big sur coastline california\" title=\"big sur coastline california\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/pleingallery\/pleinpicts\/firstrayslarge.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"big sur california coast\" title=\"big sur california coast\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/pleingallery\/pleinpicts\/colorsbigsurlarge.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had started four paintings so far, wasn&#8217;t really satisfied with any of them, although one just needed a little touch-up and would be good enough for the show. Today, it was down to business!! 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