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Aspens along the Telluride River Trail
Following up on yesterday’s post, I went to another grove of aspen today, this one along the Telluride River Trail. In today’s sketch, some of the aspen trees are much closer to the viewer, giving a stronger sense of being … Continue reading
Posted in Plein Air
Tagged Aspen Trees, Black Bristol Paper, Colorado, Gouache, Landscape, Telluride
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The Ridge Trail
The Ridge Trail near Telluride climbs through a forest of fir trees, aspen, rocks, and meadows. I need to go back and do several more of these until I understand how to convey aspen. Even so, I like this sketch … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Colorado, Gouache, Telluride, The Ridge Trail
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Willows, Cottonwoods, and Cliffs
I painted the same scene yesterday, but today’s sketch is from a vantage point about a half-mile further west.
Cottonwoods and Cliffs
There was a competing view to the view I last posted. If you turn 90 degrees to the south from the spectacular mountains I painted yesterday, there is a meadow edged with cottonwood trees and sandstone cliffs. I had difficulty … Continue reading
Posted in Plein Air
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Colorado, Cottonwood Trees, Gouache, Plein Air, Telluride
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Showers above Telluride
We are in the small mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, for a few weeks. This afternoon I biked down the valley a mile or so and sketched for a few hours. As I worked, the sky clouded, and the mountains … Continue reading
Sharing a Good Story
One enjoyable part of a reunion is entertaining each other with a good story. And, since I enjoy sketching my relatives, this works out well for me. This is a sketch from last week that I finalized today. Although it … Continue reading
Last View of the Meadow
The early morning view across my brother’s meadow to the south and to the magnificent Sneffles Range is one of my favorite. I like the way the mountains take on three-dimensional shape as the light hits it. Painting this was … Continue reading
Deliberate Sketching 