Plein Air Watercolor at St. Vincents

We were out out on Sunday with the newly coalescing North Bay Painters group. You can find some details on their site: http://nbpleinair.blogspot.com/

It had to be around 90 degrees yesterday. As I was drawing, my shady spot was swiftly shrinking – but the light on the buildings was improving :) I stuck around long enough to entirely overwork the right side of this sketch. S0 – here it is, cropped to the more interesting area :)

This is St. Vincent’s school for boys. Quite an impressive mission style complex – pretty much defining the term ‘nestled in the hills’ a few miles north of San Rafael. It really is a peaceful spot. Old grape arbors, tree lined lanes, and various interesting religious statuary placed among the rocks and trees.

The approach did not have a gate, and there was no sign for private property, so we went ahead and painted, with no complaints from anyone on site. Maybe check out the spot if you’re in the area.