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Germanton Plein Air Painting Show
2006
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On the way to the Germanton Show
Karen and I stayed in the Smoky Mountains
for a few days to explore and to paint. I've never been
there before and it was beautiful.
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Cloud cover was moving in over the
smokies. You can see a sliver of light as the sun sets on
the horizon.
Before we decided to turn around we started driving up into
these clouds!
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Above
left is at about 6,000 feet around Clingman's Dome. It was
so high that the tops of the trees were frosted from the night
before. It was actually warm when we were up there. On the
Right is Mingul Falls which is the tallest falls we came across
in the park. |
A picture I got of some of the parks
wildlife. I didn't know bears look so much like me.
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8" by 10"
View from Blueridge
Oil / Panel
Painted in the morning as the sun
rose over the Smokies.
This is one of the 5 paintings in the show.
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Then
we headed over to Germanton. I met up with Scott Burdick and
a group of painters, and painted
the painting on the upper left. The one on the right is done
strictly with the palette knife. It was
really cool to see the spots that Scott has made paintings
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The next day we met up at Scott's
place and painted a live model, Courtney.
From left to Right is Dan Schultz, Scott Burdick behind
the tree, and Bernie Martin.
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Left to Right is Louis Escobedo hiding
behind Andre Lucermo, Scott Boyle, and Guido Petruzzi.
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And Brett Weaver Painting
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Then me under the tree
branch. This painting was in the show. However, I wish this
photo turned out better. |
9" by 12"
Oil / Panel
"Bonnet"
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Some
Miniatures I made from a spot the group of us painted at.
Average size for these is 4" by 5". |
The gang painting at the quick paint.
Scott was kind to provide a model for us to paint.
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The study I made during the quick
paint.
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On the last day we camped at Hanging
Rock Park. This is another Mini I made. It was a great time
of the year to paint in North Carolina. The trees were budding
creating almost fall like colors. The Show was
a lot of fun. I met a lot of great people and made some
friends. I got some great tips on painting
from Scott and other artists in the show.
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Thought I'd end the update with a
photo of one of those unusual theme Motels you'll see around
the Smokies.
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