{"id":6796,"date":"2022-01-11T15:41:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T23:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=6796"},"modified":"2022-01-11T15:41:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T23:41:40","slug":"glorious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/glorious\/","title":{"rendered":"Glorious!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last Saturday I joined the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.californiaartclub.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> California Art Club <\/a>along the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Big_Sur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Sur coastline <\/a>for a plein air paintout.  We were expecting a cloudy morning gradually clearing, but when I arrived just before 10am, it was sunny and clear and very little wind.  It was a glorious day!  The surf action was amazing with huge waves crashing against the rocky cliffs, in some places almost reaching the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We met at one of my favorite spots along the coast near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.californiabeaches.com\/beach\/garrapata-state-park-soberanes-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Soberanes Point<\/a>.  It is easily accessible and a starting point for a number of trails along the coast and inland.  Large and small coves abound with plenty of scenes to paint!  I have painted here many, many times in all types of weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I arrived, the parking area was almost full, however I only saw a few artists painting.  That soon changed as within an hour or so, there were probably 30-40 artists lined up around the bluffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy this short video I took of the event including both eye level and above shots of the beautiful California Big Sur coast line. Turn the volume up and go HD full screen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kwK19pqBdzI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I spent a few hours painting, with a few breaks to walk the bluffs and visit with fellow artist friends, take pictures, and meet new artists.  I had to leave early afternoon, but before departing, did a short drone flight over the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Generally, paintings I do during these paintouts are not my best, as they are as much a social event as a painting event.  In this case, the painting turned out well, and I consider a &#8216;keeper&#8217;.  After just a little studio touchup, you can see the results above.  &#8220;Soberanes&#8221;, 8&#215;16, oil on panel.  I might even do a larger studio piece based on this one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday I joined the California Art Club along the Big Sur coastline for a plein air paintout. We were expecting a cloudy morning gradually clearing, but when I arrived just before 10am, it was sunny and clear and very little wind. It was a glorious day! The surf action was amazing with huge waves 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