{"id":1765,"date":"2024-04-04T21:09:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T21:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/?p=1765"},"modified":"2024-04-04T21:09:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T21:09:40","slug":"stucco-canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/04\/stucco-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Stucco Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"617\" data-attachment-id=\"1766\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/04\/stucco-canvas\/img_3946_0037\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_3946_0037.jpg?fit=1080%2C868&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,868\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Stucco Canvas\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Wood fence and shadowed wall create layers of black and white&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Layers of objects and shadows highlighted by a stucco wall&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_3946_0037.jpg?fit=768%2C617&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_3946_0037.jpg?resize=768%2C617&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1766\" style=\"width:939px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_3946_0037.jpg?resize=1024%2C823&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_3946_0037.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_3946_0037.jpg?resize=150%2C121&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_3946_0037.jpg?resize=768%2C617&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_3946_0037.jpg?resize=119%2C96&amp;ssl=1 119w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_3946_0037.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Santa Barbara, there is an abundance of white stucco walls due to the visual continuity guidelines mandated by the city. 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