Saturday, April 7, 2012

Sunday Sketches

Each day my dog and I spend time on the Chehalis Western Trail in Olympia, Washington, rain or shine. The past month is has been more rain than anything else.

Fortunately, it makes great subject matter. With our rain comes incredible cloud formations and what we call, "sun breaks". This was one of those that caught my attention and demanded action in the studio.


I allowed the watercolors to flow and added a touch of detail to the foreground.

11 comments:

  1. Golly! This is so, so beautiful!
    xx

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  2. relaxing scenery and sounds like a lovely day!

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  3. This is so beautiful--just such a serene image. You did a great job capturing all the distance and the reflectiveness of the water.

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  4. ...quiet ~ gentle ~ peaceful ~ meditative ~ nature ~ sighs ~ whispers ~ thankyoU for this sunday sketches share! ~ blessed be!...
    ...xXx...

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  5. Joanne, this is wonderful. I love this painting for many reasons. Beautiful.

    I was wondering how you work/create your blue sky and water? That's an area I struggle with getting to turn out smoothly - flowing. Hope that makes sense.

    Hugs :)

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  6. This is so beautiful, it looks so realistic.

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  7. This is so spectacular. LAndscapes are so overwhelming to me but yours is so stunning in its simplicity. I am awed. Thank you.

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  8. Hi Joanne, I always love your paintings...beautiful... :)

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  9. Beautiful work, Joanne. Makes me want to go outside and play in the sun...

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  10. so lovely and peaceful to see
    looks like a wonderful place to walk and daily!

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