Last Jog of the year

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Last jog of the year out at the Lake Grapevine bike trail.

Edge fishing

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This is the view from the other side of the hill that the tree from the last painting, is located.

Lake side tree

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       This was a tree along the bike trail next to the lake. You can see a little of the lake in the back there. Not too long before the tree is eroded down the side of the hill.

Bike trail 02

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Another from the bike trail.

Bike trail 01

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Out to the bike trail yesterday.

Along trail

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Along the trail out by lake Grapevine. I kneeled down to get the grasses to show up higher in painting.

Rock tossing

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Tossing a rock out at Lake Grapevine.

Red Hat Balance

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Balanced on a log with red hat. This is out at Grapevine lake.

Lake Grapevine hike

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Out to Grapevine lake to check out this horse trail.

Fields

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Just up the road from the last painting. Landscape is looking rusty now in the fall.

Girls field

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Girl in field. This is south of Ft. Worth.

Rancher's silo

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Rancher out checking the fields. That's a half size silo.  It was up to 64deg. today out there in the country.  Just a few miles south of Ft. Worth, TX.

Odd bird out

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                     Getting those birds a chance to be in the picture.

Passing through

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                        Saw an old painting on line and thought i'd see how it felt to copy the feeling.

Thinking

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                          These man made structures are to tricky to get right with out making them too sharp.

Fishing solo

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                Good day to fish. It was 76 today.

Watching the creek

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                         Checking out the creek out by Millsap.

Surveying the ridge

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                        At the top of the ridge.

Fishing under the little bridge

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            Small bridge out side of Millsap. It's closed to traffic now.

Millsap, TX. hike

   

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Hiking up the road out side of Millsap. It's right next to the river painting and the road painting.

hiking the road

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                   Moving it along the road.

Heading for Lake Palo Pinto.

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            Heading for lake Palo Pinto there in the back ground. This is the 500th painting since starting this blog.

Homestead

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                 Across the road from the silo painting.

Creek Berm

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                    A bend in a creek with a big berm and a guy fishing.

Silo

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               Just a little south of Mineral wells.

Walking

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       Another from the country.

At the Pond

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          Another from the country side over by Brazos.

Lonely Field

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         The field seemed lonely here. It's 90 deg. from the painting with the building in it.

On the Bluff

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                        Up on a hill looking down on this homestead.

Creek side

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            By the creek side out in the country, up on the bluff from yesterdays painting.

Highway 4

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         Out in the country today. Bunch of red headed turkey vultures floating around. I went to this area because it has a cut in the landscape to show some nice cliffs.

Portrait

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                               A little practice on the portrait for today.

Misty sailing

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                                                     Click this cool Raven link

Agave flowers

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                                Saw this agave today and thought that i'd give it a shot.

Hello Higgins

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                Thought that it would be good to paint Higgins.

Gladiolas

                                                                    

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                           Saw these flowers and thought that i might be able to get a gestural painting out of them. 

               Very challenging to come close, but fun to move paint around. The red came through the flowers and into the cast shadows.  I'm thinking i might like to try to be more realistic but the flowers are wilting even though i've got them in water. Maybe i'll do just one blossom.

Oregon beach stroll

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               Little painting of the beach up in Oregon way.

On the move

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                  Chicken on the move.

Cosway pond

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                                 Saw this crow at the edge of the water checking out the shadows.

Field

            

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                                           The field next to cable crossing. 

Sand Beach trail cliffs

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                       Little cliff around the corner from Sand Beach. Just down from the sea ducks.  That's Otter cliffs across the way.

Sea ducks

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                               Saw these sea ducks floating off the rocks around the corner from Sand Beach.

Passing rain

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                        At the cable crossing looking at the mountains across the harbor.

Robin's other flowers

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                         Tried another view of some flowers.

Robin's flowers

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                            Trying out a pot of flowers.

Roses painted with Zorn palette

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                       Painting the last post with the Zorn palette.

Saturday Roses

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                          Had a rose ref for this Saturdays paint along.

Corner flowers

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                Some flowers in the corner of mom's yard. I think the morning fog is not the best back drop to show off the blooms, because they don't pop out.

Taking 5

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                     Saw this cow taking a rest one day a while ago in New Hampshire.  I'm thinking her friends are a little sketchy.

Umber monochrome

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                              Using just umber and white.  Working on those values.