{"id":431,"date":"2013-03-30T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T01:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/?p=431"},"modified":"2014-03-01T10:37:17","modified_gmt":"2014-03-01T18:37:17","slug":"plein-air-at-carlsbad-flower-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-at-carlsbad-flower-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"Plein air at Carlsbad Flower Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you like flowers?<\/h1>\n

\"Flowers-mr\"<\/a><\/h1>\n

I sure do and that’s why I was excited to paint at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad. They are fifty acres of ranunculus flowers that are grown for bouquets. Every spring they bloom in a riot of color and the fields are open to the public for a fee. There were lots of people there today as I painted and many of them stopped to chat, comment and ask questions about the painting.<\/p>\n

Here is another look at the fields…<\/p>\n

\"Flowers02-mr\"<\/a><\/p>\n

and some of the workers that cultivate and harvest the flowers…<\/p>\n

\"workers\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I decided that I would attempt to represent a view from the higher elevations of the fields, which slope down hill to the nursery area and the City of Carlsbad, below. You can see the Pacific Ocean from up there so I thought it would be a nice overall impression of the fields. This next photo is close to what I wanted to put on the panel–I brought another 16 X 20. I like the size because of the freedom it brings but it also brings responsibility to fill the space, which takes more time (usually) than a smaller painting. Here’s the view…<\/p>\n

\"scene\"<\/a><\/p>\n

…and here’s me, in the act of applying colored oily stuff to a piece of wood. This photo was taken by a nice fellow named, Rob who promised to email them to me and he did. They were in my mailbox before I got home! Thanks Rob!<\/p>\n

\"Ron_in_Carlsbad\"<\/a><\/p>\n

…and finally, here is the painting as it stands (unfinished) when I decided to pack up and head home for a late lunch (pizza!). I think it has potential to be a very nice piece. I just have to work out the middle distance, which in real life had lots of jumbled retail structures. I’ll try to simplify it and still represent an impression of the scene. Let me know what you think!<\/p>\n

\"FlowerFields_20\"<\/a><\/p>\n

When I finish it, I’ll post it up here and share it with you all. As always, you can click on the gallery link at the top of my blog and see finished works that are ready to show and are for sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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