"San Juan Bougainvillea"
Image size 6" x 8"
Water Miscible Oil
I went to the San Juan Capistrano mission this week to do a plein air painting. I've only tried painting outside a handful of times and it has always seemed to be more trouble than it's worth. I like having all the comforts of home when I paint, but it's time to try something new.
For some reason, I've signed up for a plein air competition that is held in a local beach city each year so I'm forcing myself to paint outside. It's a week of painting with a contest at the end of the week. I doubt that I will enter anything that I paint, but I thought it would be fun to try. There will be artists all around the town painting so there should be a nice energy. I think that once I get used to painting outside, I will really enjoy it.
The mission has so many places that would be beautiful to paint, but I saw this bougainvillea at the end of a broken archway and decided that would be my subject. I painted for a couple of hours before I left, but for me, that's a long time to paint without taking a break. I have a very short attention span....
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