Blessed with a perfect day, sunny but not too hot, the vines mostly still held on to their autumn leaves and the scenery around them was magnificent.
For information about the elegant Byington Winery, check out:
http://www.byington.com/
Upcoming Paintouts:
- Saturday, November 16, 2013: Palo Alto Baylands
- Thursday, November 21, 2013: Roberto-Sunol Adobe, San Jose
For more information about these paintouts, see the Watercolor Society website or the November newsletter.
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| A fine day's work (photo by Yan Zunkel) |
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| Dick Zunkel |
As
soon as we drove onto the site I knew this would be a good day for
painting. The fall scenery at and around the winery are breathtaking.
Like so many of the beautiful places we go, there is "too much to
paint," so I chose the end of a row of vines. Dick
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| Mary Paquet |
"November Morning at Byington Winery": Upon
arrival, I did not even wander the beautiful grounds with fabulous
chateau after spotting the breathtaking view of Monterey Peninsula from a
picnic table. The overcast was still over the ocean, soon to be
replaced by glorious cobalt blue skies. I loved the landscape shapes as
the mountains marched to the sea. Mary
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| Mary Paquet |
"Artist at Work": An
artist paints the vineyard. An olive tree dominates the left front, and
colorful shapes suggest the orange-yellow vines and burnt sienna soil.
Distinctive evergreen shapes complete the scene. Mary
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| Mary Paquet |
"November in Byington Vineyards": I
painted the vines climbing the hillside while chatting with a new
member who was thoroughly enjoying himself. He joined our society
because he likes plein air painting. He found the group very welcoming. I
was not quite done when we were ready to leave, so I completed work on
this piece in the evening with my Thursday evening art group. Mary
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| Sylvia Waddell |
There were still some small grapes on the vines and lovely colors and textures in the leaves. The view from Byington Winery is amazing with the trees and hills going off to the distant ocean, so that inspired me. Sylvia
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| Mary Raftery |
... a beautiful day - what a warm, sunny and great location. Mary
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Jenny Tero
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It was wonderful to see the ocean from the winery - I like this view with a few autumnal trees to frame it.
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