The Calero Lake paintout was one of those days when Mother Nature couldn't decide if it was a Winter or a Spring day. We had Winter skies: cold, mostly grey, sometimes blustery, and occasionally threatening with some wonderful cloud formations boiling up over the hills. But a decidedly Spring landscape with bright green hillsides, early oaks leafing out, even a wary coyote checking out what these early-in-the-season humans were up to. And a bonus - a sundog ---- fun to observe but certainly difficult to paint!
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Note - there is a parking fee for the boat ramp area; parking in the equestrian area is free.
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| Anna Jacke |
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| Photo by Anna Jacke |
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| Brad Santos |
Jenny, just back from Tierra del Fuego, thoughtfully brought some Cape Horn like weather with her to share with the paintout group. And, like the hearty mariners who braved those frigid latitudes, we not only persevered, we overcame the elements and triumphed. Brad
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| Jenny Tero |
This was my first attempt. One advantage of the constant cold wind that was blowing, was that the surface of the water was ruffled up into a steely gray sheet, so we didn't have to mess with reflections - a definite bonus. Jenny Tero
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| Jenny Tero |
My fourth version attempted to block in the patches of trees so they didn't look so spotty (inspired by some of our other painters), so I finished up with a more patchwork-like version - time to try this out with fabric! Jenny Tero
(May '13 - now it's done, see: www.jennyteroartquilts.blogspot.com
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| Sylvia Waddell |
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