Arizona Field Studies!
- On December 19, 2008
- By Aaron
- In Field Notes
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Here they are, the paintings that I did while in Arizona. Ah, to bask in warm sunshine! We’ve had a week of sub-zero weather since returning home, making the temperature spread between Arizona and Montana nearly 100 degrees!!! For those of you living in Cold Climates, I hope these studies warm you a bit. Also, I must thank David Q., who saw the remarkable evening glow on the Catalina Mountains and had the inspiration to send me down to Arizona to try to paint it! What a remarkable experience it was.I’ve posted thumbnails. Just click on any of the images to see the enlargements. You’ll notice that I’ve inserted a few charcoal drawings. These are preparatory drawings for studio paintings. This allows me to work out changes and refine my ideas. So what you have here is a preview of coming paintings!If any of you are so inspired, I’d appreciate your feedback on the new work.
Travels in Saguaro Country
- On December 8, 2008
- By Aaron
- In Field Notes
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Ah, to wear shorts and bask in the sunshine in winter! I just returned from painting in saguaro cactus country, in the warm wilds of Arizona. I traveled with the family, so I didn’t set a grueling painting schedule. I did come home with a dozen studies, and I can’t wait to work on some studio pieces. Here’s a handful of images from the trip:
Like I said, the trip wasn’t all work!
Sometimes you have to just sit back and soak it all in.
I’ll post the studies soon. Right now it’s time to clean the brushes and clean my studio!