Hi everyone -- Filoli is a historic mansion and gardens near me -- the mansion was used as the one in the old show, Dynasty, if anyone remembers that. Once a month they have "Artist Access Days," when painters and photographers are allowed in at 3:30, when it closes to the public, and can stay until 6:30. You pay for the privilege, of course, but it's glorious -- it's a huge place, and when I went on Thursday with a couple of folks from my photography club, there were maybe 20 people in the whole place. I walked around for hours, taking pictures, and even sat down to paint a little in my watercolor journal (at which I really am awful). It was a great time -- the only problem was the wind, which was rather too brisk for photography, but we managed somehow. I have a whole set on flickr here, but thought I'd share a couple of excerpts with you all. I'm not happy with a couple in the set and am still working on them.
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