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Tag Archives: Colorado
Bald Eagle
We were hiking late in the afternoon near Molas Lake, Colorado, and noticed a large black and white bird soaring high over the lake. The sweep of the bird as it arched above us was mesmerizing, and we took several … Continue reading
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Tagged Bald Eagle Watercolor Crayon, Colorado, Gouache, Molas Lake, San Juan Mountains
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Alpine Meadow
I climbed up Telluride’s Bear Creek Trail a few miles and rested in an alpine meadow. I had paper, pastel pencils, and gouache along, but there was so much to look at and so many different angles to choose from … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Alpine Meadow, Black Watercolor Paper, Colorado, Gouache, Telluride
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Telluride on a Quiet Evening
Telluride, a small town in western Colorado, is known for its ski slopes and summer festivities. Quiet Telluride evenings are a rarity in the summer, but I snapped a photo of one yesterday and then painted this later. Quiet or … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Colorado, Gouache, Telluride, Urban Sketching
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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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