Garden of the Gods Inked

I love standing at the edge of a precipice with the wind in my hair, looking way off into the horizon.  There is such a feeling of peace and eternity here.  This ink drawing is the first of the day, and followed by three oil paintings on site.  I never want to leave a place like this.  Painting number 2107 in 2107 days.

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Cave Point Morning

Arriving at one of my favorite painting haunts, I could hardly wait to jump into the paint!  The color in the water as it swirls into the rock cove is nothing short of spectacular.  I drew two different compositions, and actually adjusted the second to arrive with this landscape.  Starting with the darks, I then dropped in local color for the masses.  I worked very quickly to catch that radiant light before it changed. The beauty of this place simply takes my breath away.  Painting number 1661 in 1661 days.

Morning at Cave Point

Morning at Cave Point
Oil on wood panel, 11x14
Door County, Wisconsin
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This park is absolutely amazing!  When you first enter the park, there is a long, winding road in, with nothing to either side but trees and grasses.  The trees shorten and become more sparse, and then you come to a parking lot with a gazebo - with people exiting their cars and all following a particular path into the woods.  Pretty strange - but we decided to follow the crowd - and it led to the most spectacular cliffs which dropped off suddenly!  There was a wooden sign before you came close to the trees exclaiming that “dangerous conditions exist and to not let children play unsupervised”!  Well - no wonder, because anyone could just drop off all along the coast!  Hard to believe this is still left in it’s natural state - but I am SO glad it is!  What an exciting place to paint!  Painting number 944 in 944 days.

A magic little spot :)

Cave Point Glory

Cave Point Glory
Oil on wood panel, 14x11
Door County, Wisconsin
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Wow!!  What a magical place this Cave Point County Park is!!  Located in Door County, Wisconsin, I have never explored this park before.  Encouraged by another artist to check it out, it was the “find” of the whole week!  Returning twice to paint at this location, this is the first of the paintings.  Set up on top of the cliff for this vantage, the cool breezes blowing in from Lake Michigan kept us comfortable, and our music was the wind blowing through the trees and the loud “canon shots” made by the waves crashing against the caves beneath us!  I love this beautiful setting - it is magic just to be here, and a dream to actually be painting it!  This one makes 941 in 941 days.

on location

on location

The Bluffs of Klondike

The Bluffs of Klondike
Oil on panel, 6x12

This is my second painting of the day - done quickly and with the freedom that comes from having your first piece framed and ready to turn in.  Painted at the Klondike State Park in Augusta, these majestic scenes are all over the park!  The weather was warm , the winds were calm, and the sun was out - a perfect day for painting.  On this day I painted three different landscapes - although my sunset needs quite a bit of work!  This is my 112th painting in 112 days - and I have got to get to bed before I fall asleep with my laptop!  Can't wait to sleep in tomorrow :)