© Marian Fortunati
10" x 8" Oil on RayMar Canvas Panel
It was a made-to-order November day in Southern California. A group of painters organized by the California Art Club met together at Paramount Ranch in Agoura, CA. The Ventura-Malibu Chapter is led by Sharon Burkett Kaiser who always attends the quarterly paint-outs and often offers critiques to those who want one. She has arranged for a very capable and well organized guy named George Malone to organize the monthly get-togethers. I always look forward to hearing from George to find out where our next adventure will be.
The group ranges in size from two or three to a large group of twelve or sixteen happy painters as there were on Wednesday. We always all strike out to find the spot that captures our imaginations and paint separately for the most part but we gather to chat and laugh at lunchtime. During the morning it's inspiring to wander around and see the variety of vision and talent among the various painters. We are all at different places on our journey.. from signature artists members to associate artists --- all of us love painting outdoors. These paint outs are also always a wonderful way to get to know other interesting and talented people.
The day and place were beautiful and I found time to capture two paintings. My first was this smaller 10" x 8" plein air study looking south (or west toward the ocean). The pale morning air made the hills in the background appear blue compared to the vivid greens in the lawns and the red-green of the eucalyptus.
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