Ranch Garden

The Saturday paint-out group usually visits E. Waldo Ward Ranch in Sierra Madre before the holidays.  There is a gift shop, handy for holiday gifts, which features all of the jams and marmalades that are produced at the Ranch.

On my previous visit in July we painted in the late afternoon to take advantage of some different lighting from our usual morning paint-outs, Ranch Afternoon.  I'm late in posting this gouache piece I painted in early December.  Someone works hard on the plants and casual gardens here and there around the property.  I always enjoy seeing what new garden areas have been developed.  A garden urn surrounded by blue gray succulents caught my eye this time.

5" x 7" Gouache