{"id":8205,"date":"2026-02-26T13:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=8205"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:28:29","slug":"aah-feel-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/aah-feel-good\/","title":{"rendered":"AAH Feel Good…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

…so goes the iconic James Brown Song. It had been quite some time since I had been out painting on location, way too long, and going out felt good<\/strong><\/em>!! It had also been quite awhile since visiting the Big Sur coastline, not far from my home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters <\/a>was having their usual Wednesday paint-out at Garrapata State park<\/a>, one of my favorite spots to paint, so joined them.\u00a0 The forecast promised a partially cloudy day, and it was around the house here in Marina, but as soon as I got to Garrapata, here is what it looked like\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In some directions you couldn’t even see the water, just hear the crashing surf! Quite a few had shown up, maybe 12-15 artists, and we were all hoping a little sun would peek through the fog, which as expected it did towards noon time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By the time I was packing up to head home, it was somewhat sunny, but the fog was starting to roll back in! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I spent several hours on the piece, which I think is a keeper after maybe a little studio touchup–<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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untitled, 8×16, oil on board<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The California Art Club is having a paint-out in the same area in a couple weeks.\u00a0 It will probably be time for a return visit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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…so goes the iconic James Brown Song. It had been quite some time since I had been out painting on location, way too long, and going out felt good!! It had also been quite awhile since visiting the Big Sur coastline, not far from my home. 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