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.
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11 comments:

  1. Joni NickrentApril 8, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    Beautiful, peaceful and amazing!

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  2. ZueApril 8, 2012 at 12:50 PM

    Golly! This is so, so beautiful!
    xx

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  3. LenoraApril 8, 2012 at 4:15 PM

    relaxing scenery and sounds like a lovely day!

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  4. SabinaApril 8, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    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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  5. earthen-magicApril 8, 2012 at 7:19 PM

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

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  6. Alexandra MacVeanApril 8, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    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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  7. ChristineApril 8, 2012 at 8:23 PM

    This is so beautiful, it looks so realistic.

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  8. Denise GApril 8, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    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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  9. UnknownApril 9, 2012 at 12:42 AM

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

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  10. DJApril 9, 2012 at 11:07 AM

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

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  11. Tammie LeeApril 9, 2012 at 8:31 PM

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

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