{"id":8242,"date":"2026-04-01T09:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=8242"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:52:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:52:46","slug":"extreme-plein-air-the-pinnacle-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/extreme-plein-air-the-pinnacle-of-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Plein Air: The Pinnacle of Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>I finally pulled it off and the secret\u2019s out!<\/em><\/strong> I\u2019ve dreamed for years of painting from this spot, simply because it\u2019s so wildly unique. As far as I know, no one has ever set up an easel here before. In fact, only a handful of people have even seen this view, let alone tried to capture it on canvas. It took years of training and preparation for this mid 70 year old to accomplish it, but I have finally achieved it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a moment to watch the short video and follow the adventure. Be sure to turn the sound up and watch to the end!<\/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\/vS1pMNBitSk?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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I finally pulled it off and the secret\u2019s out! I\u2019ve dreamed for years of painting from this spot, simply because it\u2019s so wildly unique. As far as I know, no one has ever set up an easel here before. 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