Saunders Fine Arts POTD - Raindrops on Roses

When it does actually rain in Southern California.

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Laguna Art Museum - Laguna Beach, California

Some favorites from the Laguna Art Museum.

It can be hard to tear yourself away from the beautiful outdoors when you are in Laguna Beach, California, but a visit to this museum is time well spent.

"The Old Post Office" - Joseph Kleitsch

 The way this dog is dashed off is just wonderful. There is so little to it, and it's a very small part of a large painting, yet it anchors and is the focal point of the entire thing.

"Old Fishing Pier, Laguna" - Nicolai Fechin

"Untitled, women on the beach" - Norman Chamberlain

"Enchantment" - Joseph Kleitsch

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Saunders Fine Arts POTD - Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California

The piece of art at the Getty Museum that struck us most was the building complex itself.

Saunders Fine Arts POTD - Dana Point Harbor at Sunrise

Dana Point Harbor just before sunrise.

Patrick Saunders painted this sunrise over the harbor for the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association's 20th annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational. 

You can see his painting on our Plein Air Streaming blog.

Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point, California

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Saunders Fine Arts POTD - Dana Point, California

California Dreamy - Salt Creek Beach Park, Dana Point, California

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Dixon, New Mexico

Some rooms are hard to leave.