We returned to paint at the Mater Dolorosa Monastery in Sierra Madre, a men's retreat since 1926. My first paint-out there was six months ago and I painted one of the fountains in gouache,
Monastery Fountain. Soon after we arrived a family of seven deer came through the monastery grounds. It looked like a daily excursion for them.
The sale of twenty acres of the monastery property has been discussed for several years so we want to keep the spot on the paint-out location list. It was a beautiful day which usually makes it hard for me to chose a subject to paint. I had a few areas in mind and ended up sitting under a huge Moreton Bay Fig tree. There was a nice view of yellow flowers, and a few painting friends who were fun to include.
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| 8" x 10" Watercolor |
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| My set up is dwarfed by the Moreton Bay Fig |
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| I couldn't get the whole deer family of seven in one photo |
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