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Tag Archives: landscape painting
Surprising Santa Fe: Chili Peppers and Stormy Skies
This is Santa Fe Plaza. Huge bunches of red chili peppers hang everywhere. And this is the view from our rental apartment. I loved those monsoon skies and the lighting and thunder. Gotta love watercolor blooms!
Posted in new mexico, Travel
Tagged landscape painting, location drawing, new mexico, santa fe, santa fe plaza, urban sketching
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Family Camp at Bass Lake: 2 of 2
More from Skylake Camp at Bass Lake, California. Two takes on the cabins we slept in. Really basic, bunks that we laid our sleeping bags on, no electricity. But so much more comfortable (and warmer) than sleeping in a tent! … Continue reading
Posted in california, Paintings, Summer
Tagged bass lake, board games, california, lake, landscape painting, location drawing, painting, sushi go, urban sketching, watercolors, yosemite
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Family Camp at Bass Lake: 1 of 2
I’m reluctant to say “Here are sketches of my weekend at Family Camp.” Because, while I did sketch and paint through the weekend, in no way does what you see come close to capturing the spirit of Skylake Camp. I … Continue reading
Posted in california, Paintings, Summer
Tagged bass lake, california, lake, landscape painting, location drawing, painting, urban sketching, watercolors, yosemite
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Zion National Park: Spring 2017 Roadtrip
If I’m sketching by myself, I agonize about what to sketch and what angle to sketch it from. When I’m traveling with my family, I sketch whenever and wherever we get a break, however short it is. Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged emerald pond, landscape, landscape painting, location drawing, narrows, red rock, urban sketchers, Utah, virgin river, watchman, zion, Zion national Park
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