Still experimenting with watermedia and gouache in particular. Painting from photographs when I’m stuck inside is a good exercise. I can slow down and concentrate on the capabilites of the medium.
Near Santa Fe...
Still getting reacquainted with water media. Gouache and watercolor pencil painted from a photo taken during a trip to Santa Fe. Something small to do in the gallery without making a big mess and often pieces remain “unfinished.”
In Alaska, historical is a log fort from the Russian occupation or a Native American village site.
I was stunned when I first came “outside” by the “ancient” architecture of Seattle, then the magnificence of European construction blew me away.
As I render these beautiful buildings, I ponder on the question of elegance reaching toward heaven and how many poor and ill could have been helped by the same monies and time spent to construct religious edifaces all over the world. Yet, something in every culture and denomination drives us to make incredible sacrifices to erect sacred structures.
Vista House view...
Sketching for a couple of hours in the Columbia Gorge, and more experiments with water media. The view is from Vista House toward Beacon Rock and across the river to the farms. The drawings start out fairly serene. As the construction noise grows and tourist interruptions become more frequent, the tension shows in the rendering. Sunburned, tired and happy. Great day.