Painting in the Wine Garden at Villa Campanela in Old Town Temecula
On Friday afternoon, June 24th, I arrived in Temecula where I attended and participated in the annual Plein Air Painting Festival. I scoped out the Old Town on Friday evening... took some photos of different buildings and got some ideas of where I would like to start my day on Saturday morning.
There were several old buildings, and new buildings in the style of the old buildings, plenty of charm and yes, plenty of places to taste wine & cheese.
Friday Evening: A wine flight & samples of cheese on the patio of the Temecula Valley Wine & Cheese Company gave me some time to enjoy and loosly paint some botanicals, inspired by the planter boxes that were in front of me.
Saturday Morning... My first stop was outside THE LITTLE VIKING: Scandanavian Shop.
The shop owners were very polite and we shared polite and fun conversation througout the morning. After several test sketches, I settled on the view of the porch, with the gentleman sitting drinking his coffee. It was a pleasant start to the weekend.
Watercolor Study of the Porch with Flower Garden.
Saturday Afternoon: I walked into the garden behind the Old Town Temecula Wine & Cheese Garden at Villa Camponela. It was a pleasant afternoon, away from the heat, and in the shade. No wind, no crowds, and just hours of quiet time with me, myself, and a glass of wine. What could be more enjoyable?
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