{"id":6977,"date":"2022-04-21T11:43:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T18:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=6977"},"modified":"2022-04-21T11:43:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T18:43:01","slug":"a-beautiful-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/a-beautiful-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A Beautiful Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lover’s Point, 8×16, oil on panel, plein air<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the spring, the ice plant blooms in Perkins Park, Pacific Grove, CA, covering much of the park in a blanket of reds, pinks, and purples. I had been meaning to make the short drive there to paint, and a group paint-out by the Monterey Bay Plein Air Association gave me an excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generally, I consider these outings as more social events than trying to produce a sellable painting.  This time though, I wanted to spend a little more time trying to get a good piece, so arrived early to catch the morning light.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I settled in painting a backlit view of Lover\u2019s Point.\u00a0 It was a wonderful day!\u00a0 It was difficult painting looking directly into the sun as I am still trying to find a good pair of outdoor spectacles since my cataract surgery a year ago. The painting was turning into a muddy mess. I kept at it though, and got it back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an hour or so, I didn\u2019t see any other fellow painters, so walked around, and found just a few on the other side of the point.\u00a0 There were only about 4 of us total, as far as I can tell. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The painting turned out good\u2026a keeper!  The above is a little over two hours work.  I will touch it up just a bit in the studio, but could stand as-is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few more pictures of the day\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the spring, the ice plant blooms in Perkins Park, Pacific Grove, CA, covering much of the park in a blanket of reds, pinks, and purples. I had been meaning to make the short drive there to paint, and a group paint-out by the Monterey Bay Plein Air Association gave me an excuse. 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