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Tag Archives: Telluride
Along the Galloping Goose Trail
Among the many gorgeous trails in the Telluride area is the Galloping Goose. It was built along the old railroad tracks and descends down through aspen, fur, and flowers, from Telluride to Illium. It was a perfect choice for my … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, Galloping Goose Trail, Gouache, Plein Air, Sketch, Telluride
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San Juan Mountain Path
The sun was intense as I stood in the shade and sketched. Even through my dark glasses the shade from the pine trees that fell across the path contrasted strongly with sunny areas of the mountain path. When I got … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, Gouache, Painting, Plein Air, San Juan Mountains, Sketch, Telluride, Watercolor Pencil
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Telluride Town Talk
During the summer, the Telluride Science Research Center offers a weekly talk of general interest by a visiting scientist. I enjoy these talks because they are provocative- for instance, today’s topic was, Geo-Engineering a Climate Change Solution. But even better, … Continue reading
Posted in Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged Colorado, Sketch, Telluride, Telluride Town Talk, TSRC
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Two Aspen Trees
This is a second version of the last sketch I posted showing the view from the window here in Telluride. In fact, it was my first try of this view but I put it aside thinking that I could do … Continue reading
View from a Telluride Window
Looking out the window here in Telluride, there is an almost overwhelming amount of greenery. It is framed against a grey sky and purple and blue mountains. The greens flow together and the tree trunks give it some structure. This … Continue reading
Meadow on the Village Bypass Trail
Mountain Bikers love the Village Bypass Trail and I had a great time marveling at their speed and courage as I stood above the trail and sketched this morning. I considered including a few but they flew by so fast … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, Gouache, Landscape, Meadow, Pastel, San Juan Mountains, Telluride
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View Through the Balconies
Today was a good day for rain and a good day to paint indoors, or at least to paint from under the shelter of the balcony above. I was going to paint the clouds over the mountains but noticed how … Continue reading
Rain Comes Across the Meadow
It has been really rainy here in Telluride this year so I have had a lot of opportunity to observe how the rains comes in across the mountains and hills. It is just beautiful and I wanted to convey this … Continue reading
Another Meadow
This is another sketch which, like yesterday’s, is mostly about learning to paint meadows. However, this one is painted from a photo because by the time I got up to where this meadow is on the Telluride ski slopes it … Continue reading
Like Matisse’s Windows
For the last three weeks I have been thinking about the view from the window. It is so beautiful and the framing of the vista by the window sets the view off splendidly. I looked a few times at some … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Story Creation
Tagged Colorado, Gouache, Monet's Influence, San Juan Mountains, Telluride
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Rafting the Mighty San Miguel
For the last two days I had my back to the San Miguel River and the mountains above it while I sketched thickets of cottonwood trees. The San Miguel is very shallow in this section and perfect for beginner rafters. … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape, Story Creation
Tagged #San Miguel River, Colorado, Gouache, In- the- moment, Telluride
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Preliminary Sketch
If my goal for the day’s sketch is complicated, it helps a lot to make a preliminary sketch or two. That way I can work through some of the challenges without worrying that I will wreck my work. My preliminary … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Colorado, Deliberate Practice, Landscape, Line, Pastel, Telluride, Town Park
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One With the Couch
I sketched this last night shortly after sketching, End of the Last Day of the Workshop. Today I added watercolor and ink to it. Although it is not as well drawn, I like it because it shows these three tired … Continue reading
End of the Last Day of the Workshop
I sketched these three lifelong colleagues two weeks ago on July 17 at the start of the workshop they were organizing together. Their workshop ends today and they are in the same living room sharing some last thoughts. Sketching them … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Body Language, In- the- moment, Procreate, Telluride
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At the Counter
This is a quick pen and wash sketch showing a restaurant in Telluride. People are figuring out what they want and workers are taking orders and preparing food. I liked the liveliness of the scene and had fun trying to … Continue reading
By the Pond
I walked over to the Telluride Town Park this afternoon. I never made it past the Kid’s Fishing Pond near the entrance because a grandmother and child sitting on the pond’s bank caught my eye. They were watching something off … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape, Story Creation
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Gouache, Kid's Fishing Pond, Telluride
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Telluride’s Oak Street Plaza
I set off to do abstract gouache sketches of landscapes but somehow ended up sketching with pen and watercolor in a 9 X 12 inch sketchbook. This is a small plaza in Telluride where people catch the free gondola that … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged #Pen and Wash, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Telluride
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The San Miguel River Again
In yesterday’s sketch I worked to get a fairly realistic sketch of an actual place along the San Miguel River just outside Telluride Colorado. The parts of the finished sketch that I found most pleasing were the large abstract trees … Continue reading
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Tagged #San Miguel River, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Gouache, Telluride
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Along the San Miguel River
We have had rain most afternoons and the landscape is about as green as possible. Before the rain I biked along the San Miguel River Trail until I came to a particularly gorgeous spot. It seemed like the perfect location … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged #San Miguel River, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Gouache, Telluride
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Clouds Crowd the San Juan Mountains
After getting help from friends, a cousin and the internet, I now know some of the characteristics of a mountain scene that I can look for as I study possibilities for a sketch. A foreground is important, it should be … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Gouache, Pastel, San Juan Mountains, Telluride
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Along the Jud Wiebe Trail
I spent the afternoon sketching along Telluride’s Jud Wiebe Trail. It is a steep three-mile trail with a climb of 1,300 feet. Stopping to sketch along the way definitely made the assent much easier for me than normal and is … Continue reading
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Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Gouache, Jud Wiebe Trail, Pastel, Telluride
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Telluride Mountains and Meadows
I have been working on sketching the mountains in this area and am having trouble getting a feeling of distance in these sketches. I think I need to fade out the distant mountains more and include more of the vibrant … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Landscape
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Gouache, Landscape, San Juan Mountains, Telluride
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Telluride Street
Telluride is located in the cusp of the Sneffels Range and its bare jagged peaks are visible from just about everywhere. This is my third day sketching the mountains and so far I have not been able to get a … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Gouache, Line, Telluride
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Planning for the Next Day
Three tired co-organizers gathered tonight to plan for the second day of their Workshop, just in time for me to sketch them with a gel pen. The figure on the right was too small compared to the other two so … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Colorado, Exaggeration, Line, Procreate, Sketches of People, Telluride
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