{"id":1926,"date":"2017-03-18T17:37:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T00:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2017-03-18T17:38:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T00:38:35","slug":"ramona-grasslands-preserve-san-diego-plein-air-painters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/ramona-grasslands-preserve-san-diego-plein-air-painters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramona Grasslands Preserve with the San Diego Plein Air Painters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>#pleinair #art #painting #oilpainting<\/p>\n<p>The Winter rains have brought the Ramona Grasslands back to life.<\/p>\n<p>The last time I visited the Preserve, the scene was dire&#8211;the parched grass and oaks were severely stressed. Many of the trees were beyond recovery, as evidenced by the piles of firewood left by the Forestry Service. But&#8230; the recent rainy Winter has turned the situation around. Currently, this Spring, there are live streams of flowing water crossing the grasslands.<\/p>\n<p>I recommend you visit the grasslands\u00a0soon, before the arid months dry up the profundity. \u00a0I took my camera along today on my plein air painting outing and captured some images. \u00a0Here they are in a short video for your enjoyment&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"March 18, 2017 Ramona Grasslands Preserve\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/trzvjo9okXA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#pleinair #art #painting #oilpainting The Winter rains have brought the Ramona Grasslands back to life. 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