Artists, this is a great place to paint in Santa Cruz, California. Follow High Street until it turns into Empire Grade. You will find the Arboretum on your right. This place makes you really think about the abundance of God. Your eyes feast on numerous blooming plants that create a kaliedescope of contrasting and analogous colors and shapes. This place makes my spirit want to sit here and just bask in the beauty. Beauty is one ways that humans experience transcendence. Many Native American sacred spots were chosen because of the awesome beauty you experience while standing there. Have you ever visited Crater Lake in Oregon. That was considered a sacred place for the Indians to come and be cleansed. The beauty of that spot lives on in your memory as will the Arboretum
plein-air painting
2. Davenport Cliff Painting
Here is a nice place to paint an ocean scene. There are many cliffs by the ocean at Davenport, California. Follow a path and choose a site. Remember that it is usually windy almost everyday. Secure your canvas before you start to paint.
4. Tower of Jewels
Here is a nice place to paint in Davenport, California. There is an unusual grove of Tower of Jewel plants. Hard to resist.