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It had been quite some time since I last picked up my oil paints\u2014early August, to be exact. We just returned from a trip to Europe, where I managed to just do one acrylic painting of the shores near Lerwick, Shetland Islands, from our cruise ship balcony. That painting wasn\u2019t my best work, but it holds a special place as a personal souvenir from the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soon after we returned, I found myself in back-to-back events. On Saturday, I hosted a plein air demo with the Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters (MBPAPA)<\/a>, and the following day, I painted as a guest artist at the Knights of the Vine<\/a> annual gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MBPAPA DEMO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The MBPAPA demo on Saturday went well. Although it was a somewhat gloomy day, with lots of grey, I painted for about two hours and I hope attendees got some value out of it! Below are some photos of the event. (Note: all these photos were taken by MBPAPA members and Airdropped to me, so I can\u2019t remember who gave me what, so please speak up so I can give photo credit!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Several members also took a video of much of the demo, which I combined and sped up 20 times.\u00a0 (Again, I can\u2019t remember who gave me which videos.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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