We have an informal plein air group that gets together the first Saturday of each month in different locations. It is a lot of fun and sharing. This month we met at Oliver's Winery. Their grounds are beautiful and inspired this painting. It was extremely hot--the hottest day of the year so far. So I only painted for a couple of hours. Just as I finished my painting, a guy I went to high school with and his wife were visiting here from Utah and happened to stop by Oliver's. His wife wanted to purchase my painting which was wet and I'm sure could have used some refining strokes. I gave her this painting as a memento of their trip and our chance encounter.
