One of the really neat elements about painting on location [plein-air], is that you meet neat people. I was painting in Santa Paula, CA after a morning meeting at the terrific Limoneira Co., and decided to unwind and think about a project by painting in town. I spotted this neat old place, and tucked myself in up against the Agriculture Museum [go see it - really really neat] across the street. It's an agricultural supply business housed in this really old structure, and in the back is the [red] former carriage house that was built on the property early in the last century. The top of it, I learned, had burned off. Now it was one flat story. Out to say "Hi" came Steve, the owner of the business and the property and what a neat and interesting guy! He had old photos of the place and was filled with all kinds of history, stories and information on anything Santa Paula. It was a really great afternoon, with not a bad plein air painting in 2.5 hours. I was told by a pal painter you should be able to do a painting on location in 90 minutes. I'll keep trying. ["Steve's Place" - 8"x10" - as yet unvarsished]
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