So worth the visit, the San Juan Capistrano Mission is beautiful. The old worn walls, worn walkways, old green bells, lavender, roses, zinnias all in bloom. Finished a nice little 12" x9, here it is in progress. Getting walls to look solid, but falling down at the same time- ugh. Hummingbirds buzzing me all afternoon. If you are traveling take only small canvas, 6"x8", 5"x7"- take only alizeran crimson, ultra marine blue, and any yellow and white. You can get really anything you need from these- keep the painting simple shapes, the colors accurate, the values accurate. Using that and a couple of photos just to get the details and proportions correct and you are all set to create a large piece in the studio. Don't stress that you have to create a show ready piece. With this mind set you will probably come out with a real nice piece. You are putting in paint what you want to remember about the place, the day, the air, the feel of the place. Check out in my blog where I wrote about the little paint box created by Jerry Pond. They are tiny, good for travel. They work well with gouache also if you can't take oils along.
So worth the visit, the San Juan Capistrano Mission is beautiful. The old worn walls, worn walkways, old green bells, lavender, roses, zinnias all in bloom. Finished a nice little 12" x9, here it is in progress. Getting walls to look solid, but falling down at the same time- ugh. Hummingbirds buzzing me all afternoon. If you are traveling take only small canvas, 6"x8", 5"x7"- take only alizeran crimson, ultra marine blue, and any yellow and white. You can get really anything you need from these- keep the painting simple shapes, the colors accurate, the values accurate. Using that and a couple of photos just to get the details and proportions correct and you are all set to create a large piece in the studio. Don't stress that you have to create a show ready piece. With this mind set you will probably come out with a real nice piece. You are putting in paint what you want to remember about the place, the day, the air, the feel of the place. Check out in my blog where I wrote about the little paint box created by Jerry Pond. They are tiny, good for travel. They work well with gouache also if you can't take oils along.
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