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Tag Archives: Gouache
Dessert
How wonderful to finish a meal at a sidewalk cafe in Portugal and then sit and admire the landscape. This is a 12 X 12- inch gouache sketch on black paper.
Posted in Body Language, Landscape
Tagged Gouache, Guimarães, Landscape, Painting, Portugal, Sketch
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Tree Lined Street in Guimarães
The old part of Guimarães is full of picturesque streets, walls, gardens, churches, and buildings. This particular street is close to where we are staying. I like its tall and shady trees, and the contrast of the trees against the … Continue reading
Portuguese Garden on a June Morning
In the morning before it got hot, I sketched in the shade of the Centro Cultural Vila Flor in Guimarães. The garden has massive trees with branches that intermingle and offer cover from the sun. In this sketch I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Gouache, Guimarães, Painting, Plein Air, Portugal, Sketch
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Abstract of German Sheep in a Field
Before we move on in the morning, I had to walk out to the fields along the edge of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and sketch the sheep one last time.
Eibsee and Bike
This was probably too ambitious a composition-cloudy sky, mountains, lake, bike, and a bench with a person, but before I leave Bavaria I wanted to have a sketch that shows it all. So, I worked to captures the incredible beauty … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Bavaria, Eibsee, Germany, Gouache, Painting, Sketch
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Cows and Clouds
I am getting a kick out of painting cows here in Bavaria. Just about every walk away from the center of Garmisch-Partenkirchen offers the opportunity to sketch these beautiful animals. It is still rainy and the sky is filled with … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Bavaria, Cows, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Gouache, Sketch Painting
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Bavarian Sheep
It was a wild and rainy day today here near Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the sheep who yesterday were at the far edge of their pasture were back in the center. It may be that with their heavy coats that a warm … Continue reading
Bavarian Cows
Yesterday evening as we walked through the Bavarian countryside at dusk, we came across a flock of sheep. The sheep lifted their heads and stared us down and I was charmed by them. So I planned to return today with … Continue reading
Drawing in the Bavarian Alps
I have somehow made it from Denmark to Bavaria in Southern Germany without posting a single sketch. Fortunately, I will have lots of time this week to sketch and hope to learn something about painting alpine scenes. This 12 X … Continue reading
Under the Influence of Münter and Calder
I was delighted to see that the Louisiana Museum in Denmark has a retrospective exhibition of Gabriele Münter’s paintings and photographs. It is an impressive collection and covers the 50- 60 years of her work. It was an opportunity to … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Alexander Calder, Denmark, Gabriele Münter, Gouache, Louisiana Museum
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