{"id":1032,"date":"2014-04-13T10:29:45","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T17:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2014-06-01T07:21:08","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T14:21:08","slug":"plein-air-quickdraw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-quickdraw\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Plein air QuickDraw ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1086\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1086\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-quickdraw\/serendipitywc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SerendipityWC.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T2i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397395930&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;110&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Serendipity\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Serendipity ~ 16 x 16&amp;#8243; oil on canvas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SerendipityWC.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SerendipityWC.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SerendipityWC.jpg?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Serendipity ~ 16 x 16&quot; oil on canvas\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SerendipityWC.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SerendipityWC.jpg?resize=324%2C324&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SerendipityWC.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SerendipityWC.jpg?resize=416%2C416&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SerendipityWC.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SerendipityWC.jpg?resize=624%2C624&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serendipity ~ 16 x 16&#8243; oil on canvas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A plein air QuickDraw is an outdoor event where a group of painters, usually invited to the event by a jury selection process, all compete to produce the best painting (as opined by the event judge)\u00a0in a limited amount of time&#8230;typically about two to three hours.<\/p>\n<p>The above painting, <em>Serendipity,\u00a0<\/em>was completed in two-and-a-half hours at the April 12, 2014 San Diego Botanic Gardens QuickDraw, which had 16 painters participating. Not all of the time was spent painting&#8230;much of it was spent talking with interested onlookers and patrons of the botanic gardens. \u00a0There were three ribbons awarded, which included some cash prizes. \u00a0No ribbon for\u00a0<em>Serendipity&#8211;<\/em>but hey&#8211;what does a judge know about what is the best, eh? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>The important thing is to get a good result and judging by response from patrons and other artists at the event, this one was well received. \u00a0I am honored that\u00a0<em>Serendipity<\/em>\u00a0was selected by jury for exhibition in the June 2014 Regional Artists Show at the Museum of the Living Artist at the San Diego Art Institute in the Prado at Balboa Park.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Serendipity\" href=\"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/product\/serendipity\/\" target=\"_blank\">~Buy this Painting~<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also took some photos of the Botanic Gardens and put them in a gallery. \u00a0You can have a look at them by clicking on the images, here:<\/p>\n<p>[gallery_bank type=&#8221;images&#8221; format=&#8221;masonry&#8221; title=&#8221;true&#8221; desc=&#8221;true&#8221; responsive=&#8221;true&#8221; animation_effect=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; album_title=&#8221;true&#8221; album_id=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A plein air QuickDraw is an outdoor event where a group of painters, usually invited to the event by a jury selection process, all compete to produce the best painting (as opined by the event judge)\u00a0in a limited amount of time&#8230;typically about two to three hours. 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