Gain invaluable insights into capturing a sense of natural or stylized lighting and color while painting in plein air with gouache, oil, acrylic or pastels!  A strong understanding of natural color and lighting is an important asset to any environment artist or fine art painter. The Paso Robles area in mid-Spring offers interesting and challenging lighting and color decisions:  The nuanced lighting of the old Mission San Miguel Arcangel; the fleeting light of sunset at a local vineyard; the variety of light and dark in oak woodlands and meadows amidst the calcareous rock of the Paso Robles region.