{"id":491,"date":"2013-04-28T19:14:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T02:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/?p=491"},"modified":"2014-04-15T20:14:17","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T03:14:17","slug":"flat-rock-plein-air-painting-at-torrey-pines-state-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/flat-rock-plein-air-painting-at-torrey-pines-state-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat Rock Plein Air Painting at Torrey Pines State Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday afternoon, I returned to Torrey Pines State Reserve and hiked from the lower parking lot to the place known as “Flat Rock,” which is at the South End of the park, right on the beach. You can get there via the “Beach Trail,” which descends from the upper elevation of the park–or you can hike the mile or so down the wide sand beach (at low tide).<\/p>\n

They say the best artists have to suffer for their work and boy I sure did, carrying the full French easel and a five gallon bucket with my supplies, drinking water, brushes, paints, mediums, palette knives, etc. I plodded along to my destination, knowing I had a limited time to paint before the returning tide would make it difficult or impossible to return via the beach. I definitely did not want to hike up and out of the park. When I got to the site and framed up my subject with a viewfinder, I took this little video:<\/p>\n