Master seascape painter E. John Robinson spent countless hours at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, volunteering as a gardener, teaching Plein Air painting workshops, and studying the ocean. He also donated many of his paintings to the Winesong art auctions. Shortly after his death, a bench was built at the botanical gardens, by the ocean, to honor his memory.

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