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A page from my sketchbook, Christmas Day, 1999.

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From a trip to Montana.
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Quickpaint on black paper.
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Abandoned shack in Los Gatos Canyon, Central California.
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.Sunset over Castaic Lake, CA.
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Big Tujunga Creek.
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Back to Smokey Bear Creek.
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Smokey Bear Creek.
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This was my home-base on the Hawaii trip I've been posting images from. Some friends live here and graciously allowed me to stay in the guesthouse that you see in the foreground. I did this painting for them as a thank you.
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Continuing with my Hawaii trip.
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On the Windward side of Oahu.
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More from my 2005 Hawaii trip. This is a quick sketch of the North Shore of Oahu.
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.More from Hawaii.
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From a trip to Hawaii.
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At Descanso Gardens in Glendale CA.
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Oregon forest.
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Angeles Crest, California at dusk.
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Coalinga Hills in Central Caifornia.
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More ink brushpen and waterbrush work.

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Ink brushpen and waterbrush on paper.
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Vasquez Rocks in the Antelope Valley, Ca.
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Colorado River Gorge.
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Rainy street in Thailand.
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I'm more a night owl than an early riser but some things are worth getting up for.
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Rock face in Angeles Crest Forest, Ca.
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Roadside sketches from Death Valley.
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A quickie I did at lunch.
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Los Gatos hills, Central California.
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Carmel Point, Ca. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper, 16"x 20".
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Some roughs from Northern California.

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Kootenai National Forest, Montana.

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At the Colorado River Gorge, Arizona.
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Smokey Bear Creek near Grapevine CA.
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Many have studied figure quick sketch to discipline themselves as to what gives a clear read to the figure and what information can be edited out. The human figure is incredibly complex and a landscape even more so. As an exercise, try painting a landscape in 20 strokes or less.

This is Deer Creek Resevoir in Utah.

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Brushpen and waterbrush studies.

Digital Landscape in Photoshop

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