Hangin' around Prescott Arizona for a few days, then off to Phoenix to pick up Evan.
Nice place, Prescott, pronounced Preskitt by the locals.
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Showing posts with label desert. Show all posts
Friday, 13 March 2015
Prescott AZ
Hangin' around Prescott Arizona for a few days, then off to Phoenix to pick up Evan.
Nice place, Prescott, pronounced Preskitt by the locals.
Friday, 20 February 2015
Juniper
Got to laugh.
Okay, one more post before I go awol for a few days.
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Gone missing!
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Not really gone missing, just camping in a place with no internet, going to stay there a few more days, then start a slow trek southwards. Next post probably won't be for a few days.
Friday, 13 February 2015
Utah desert #2
Today I drove for many miles, trying to see as much countryside desert and scenery as I could, I have to say once again how stunning it is. I did manage to sketch this painting out once I got tired of driving and realizing I was running out of painting time.
Sunday, 8 February 2015
Outstanding place, outstanding weather, outstanding people!
Canyonlands composition 16x22 oil on canvas Feb. 8 2015
Canyonlands composition unfinished due to many and very friendly tourists! Today I met people from Israel, Korea, Florida, Germany, Colorado, California, New York, Texas, and Washington. I got very little painting done, but I had a great time meeting all those folks!
Friday, 6 February 2015
Wonderful day in Utah
Monday, 2 February 2015
Back to Moab Utah
Yesterday I made for Monticello Utah, but I was having such a fine time driving, I kept right on going, ended up in Moab, and very glad indeed. Moab is a very fine place, and the landscape here is stunning, to say the least. Ran out of propane and food last night, so this morning restocked and fueled up, then drove down the River Road, following the Colorado River till I came to a place called Onion Creek, and I made this oil sketch.
Tomorrow, I am heading into Canyonlands, gotta get my painting mojo on.
Thursday, 29 January 2015
South of Bluff Utah
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Monday, 26 January 2015
Last Grand Canyon Oil Sketch
I am thinking a painter could spend the rest of their life here and never scratch it a bit.
I saw a plein air show at the Kolb Gallery in the village, some most excellent pieces by some accomplished and inspiring artists, https://www.grandcanyon.org/7th-annual-grand-canyon-celebration-art, a nice lady who worked at the gallery told me that many of the painters showed up a few weeks before the actual event, and I thought to myself "I would too", or else this complex landscape could easily overwhelm.
I am now in Monument Valley, Utah, the place where lots of old western movies where filmed back in the day. Huge rock spires and miles of open rolling desert. Tomorrow, I guess I know what I'm doing!
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Grand Canyon day Two
Hmm, not sure. Closer though. Much rain and wind this morning, but I hung around, things cleared,and I managed this despite the gusty winds.
This sucker flew away a couple of times, but I wrangled it to the ground and saved it from falling into the canyon.
Monday, 19 January 2015
Grand Canyon
Holy crap, this place is beautifully intimidating from a painters point of view, I have to up my game if I want to make a good painting. I am here for a week or so, it will be interesting to see where the work goes. After that, I am thinking of heading back to Canyonlands Park in Utah, I cant seem to get that place out of my mind.
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Just East of Cornville
A few days of rain, some high winds, a trip to the art supply store in Prescott, the purchase of a plane ticket so my son Evan can join me for a few weeks at March Break, then it was back to the pleasure of painting plein-aire, knocked this sketch off this afternoon, and the weather promises to be fair for the foreseeable future.
Thursday, 8 January 2015
Back to it!
Bell Rock, on the scenic by-way East of Sedona, 18x24in. oil on canvas, Jan 8 2015
Most of the snow has melted, the desert is sticking to my boots in big chocolatey chunks.
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Drawing instead of painting
Juniper tree in the desert, pencil on paper, 11x14in. Jan 6 2015
Decided to do some drawing yesterday, mix it up a bit you know, I find it relaxing and fun.Not painting or drawing today, giving Pete a send off coffee, make sure he has all his stuff, then off to Sedona to check out some of the commercial art galleries (there are quite a few.)
Sunday, 4 January 2015
Windless Day Painting in the Desert outside Cottonwood Arizona
Windless Day north of Cottonwood
22x30 oil on canvas Jan 4 2015
Another fab day of painting, the snow is melting fast and Javelinas have invaded the trailer park!
Friday, 2 January 2015
Another amazing day in the snowy desert.
Thunder Mountain, 24x30in oil on canvas, location south of Sedona.
Road to a desert Twilight. 18x24 oil on canvas.
Lots of painting today, Pete made four 8x10 excellent pieces, I managed two sizable ones.
Big fun, tomorrow we are going to scope out the canyon north of Sedona.
Thursday, 1 January 2015
Six inches of snow in Arizona!
18x24 oil on canvas After the Snowfall in Arizona.
An incredible day of painting the light.
A truly magical day.
A quick pastel on paper.
This photo is nice but you had to be there!
Today was the best light yet, Pete and I were in visual overload explosion all day.
Tomorrow, its off to paint at a site we scouted the other day, the weather is supposed to be fine, cold but sunny, so some more snow in the desert paintings in our future!
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