{"id":4642,"date":"2018-01-09T14:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T20:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=4642"},"modified":"2018-01-09T14:00:54","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T20:00:54","slug":"the-cambrian-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/the-cambrian-period\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cambrian Period"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Perkins Park,16×20,oil on board<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Cambrian Artists League<\/a> invited me for an ‘encore’ demonstration last Saturday. I had previously done a demo for them several years ago, and they wanted more. I did a snow scene for the last demo, and they wanted a seascape this time.<\/p>\n

I chose as my subject a scene from Perkins Park in Pacific Grove, CA<\/a>. In the spring, the ice plant blooms there and the entire park is covered in a blanket of reds, pinks, and purples. I had painted there last year for the Carmel Art Festival, and in fact lately have been doing a painting in the park for the festival every year as they always sell. I have wanted to do a larger studio piece of the same scene.<\/p>\n

Here are a few pictures near the end of the demo. (Click on the thumbnails to view larger pictures)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Here is the painting after about two hours of demoing…most of the major elements were at least blocked in…<\/p>\n

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The painting at the end of the demo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thanks, Cambrian Artists League! It was a fun morning with a lively bunch of artists!<\/p>\n

I later finished the piece in the studio, pictured above. As usual, a painting is never completely finished until it goes out the door, but will set it aside for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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