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Rocky Mountain National Park Overlook
Forty some years ago, I spent some time in the Estes Park Colorado area with my college roommate. I remember how beautiful it was and I was eager to see it all again. This morning I drove up into the … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Estes Park, Glacier Basin, Painting, Plein Air, Rocky Mountain National Park, Sketch, Splashes of Paint
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View from the Flatirons
We are in the Boulder Colorado area for a few days. This morning I went up on the Flatirons above Boulder and admired the view. From the Flatirons, the Great Plains seem to begin at the edge of Boulder and … Continue reading
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Tagged Boulder, Colorado, Flatirons, Gouache, Painting, Sketch, Splashes of Paint, Watercolor
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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
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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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