{"id":563,"date":"2010-03-29T20:29:24","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T02:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=563"},"modified":"2010-03-29T20:29:24","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T02:29:24","slug":"painting-jackson-ranch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/painting-jackson-ranch\/","title":{"rendered":"Painting Jackson Ranch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I was reminded of why I am still in California.  In spite of the high taxes, traffic, and other problems,  it is still a great place to be, and a painter&#8217;s paradise.  I had not been out with the Los Gatos Plein Air group for some time, as it seemed there were always other priorities, but today was a good day to join them.<\/p>\n<p>The painting location was close to Morgan Hill, about 20 miles south from San Jose, and then a few miles into the Eastern foothills.  After arriving, I looked around and realized I could spend a week painting within 100 yards of this spot.  Between the valley below, the old barns, the foothill oaks, it was a great place to be.  A storm front was on it&#8217;s way, which helped dramatize the landscape.<\/p>\n<p>After walking around and visiting with some familiar painting buddies, I decided to paint the same scene many of the others were doing.  Below are some photos&#8211;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"image564\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/jackson1.jpg\" alt=\"jackson1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"image565\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/jackson2.jpg\" alt=\"jackson2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"image566\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/jackson3.jpg\" alt=\"jackson3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"image568\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/jackson5.jpg\" alt=\"jackson5.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"image567\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/jackson4.jpg\" alt=\"jackson4.jpg\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>After looking at the above photos, no matter how much I brighten up my greens, I still have not matched the emerald quality of the California hills during the winter rainy season!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I was reminded of why I am still in California. 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