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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Plien Air paintings

It is very frustrating to me that iPad/blogger is causing me difficulty in posting as I want to or editing what I   posted.  I cannot see what I am typing here. Please forgive mistakes and add in missing words for me. One picture is duplicated and should be deleted, which I am not being allowed to do.
Another needs to be enlarged and I cannot do that either. I hope you can and that it will make some sense to you...one more page from my traveling art journal. 

I believe it is from our time on the Lakota Indian Reservation in South Dakota. 

I will also be linking this to Paint Party Friday.
See what others have done their via the icon on my side barwhat 
 This top painting was done September 27th at Devil's Tower in Wyoming. I sat on a bench looking up at this sacred Mount. On the walk to it I was able to see the many Native American artifacts that are left hanging on trees by those whose beliefs lend the self to such offerings. It is all so very moving to me.
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The next painting also done plien air sitting at this beautiful site at Sylvan Lake, a place my husband's family camped out at when he was a child living in South, Dakota.
That was done on September 25th.

I am fortunate to be on a 30 day road trip across this beautiful of ours here in the USA.

In the next few days we will be arriving in Portland, Oregon, where we will have the beauty of our children and grand children who live there to experience!



We came home early from our trip because we got really bad colds and could not continue the last leg to visit our kids in Oregon. Now that I am home at my computer I can finally edit this post. I have enlarged the photo below and deleted the one that was above!

I am sure my iPad was a good purchase. It did allow me to stay in touch with people and posts during my trip; and it was handy in many ways. I think I will keep it. But for posting on my blog the computer is so much easier.
This was such an excellent vacation trip. I agree with all of you who said that I have a book of memories that will last my lifetime. I do. And they are worth hanging on to! We went to wonderful places, saw beauty in nature that is beyond words. I learned more about our American history, as I always do traveling with my historian husband who loves it all so much and brings it to life for me.

Now to get over this darn cough!

51 comments:

  1. Such beautiful scenery. Fun sketches.

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  2. All of these sketches are wonderful. There's a lot of detail here to study. I see you got all of the pix on one page. That iPad is a learning experiment for sure but you did pretty good on it this time. If you click on the pix they come up larger and can be read really well.

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  3. Trying to add an addendum here. Change in plans. We got bad colds and coughs and had to make a difficult decision today. As much as we wanted time with our kids and year old gran daughter we do not ant to bring them illness. So we are on the road back to California
    ...one more night in a motel then HOME!

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  4. Very beautiful work. I have fond memories of visiting both Devil's Tower and Sylvan Lake on family vacations when I was younger. Too bad you're not feeling well. Safe travels on your journey home.

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  5. what wonderful, imposing structures! they look great in these watercolours, capturing the majesty. The other day I saw a car that looks just like your banner!! even the same mustard yellow and everything!! and I thought of you

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  6. I love painting outside; although my favorite venue is a coffeeshop table.
    Rinda

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  7. What a wonderful travel journal! Love your sketches.

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  8. Love the stones! It's such a wonderful idea to have a traveling art journal. Almost better than taking pictures. :)

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    1. I do both, 1500 photos so far and we aren't home yet.

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  9. Awesome journaling! Don't you just love 'road trips' and with your wonderful eye, you 'see' more than the usual tourist.

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  10. LOVe these- specially the first one- such a change from your people. I look forward to seeing a book one day. Happy PPf and happy journey.

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  11. These are great Lynn, I love your trees and the perspective you created!

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  12. Great drawings, you do an amazing job on landscapes! HPPF!

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  13. It's fun seeing your trip through your sketches, sort of reminds me of Steinbeck's Travels With Charley.

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  14. Love your art travelling journal, such fab memories. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  15. I am having fun going on your journey with you. The paintings are beautiful, entertaining, and a learning experience. Thank you for sharing. Blessings, Janet PPF

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  16. Oh Lynn, these paintings are beautiful! Lovely to be on this trip with you through your wonderful work!

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  17. I am loving your travel journal. You are seeing such beautiful places as you travel the US. Portland will be a wonderful stop for you during your cross country journey. Just lovely. Happy PPF

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  18. Your paintings are great regardless of size or order Lynn. Hope you have a wonderful time with the family.

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  19. these are wonderful Lynn ~ love the watecolors and lines ~ great creations ~ (A Creative Harbor)

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  20. I think your travel journal is a great idea. Lots of memories there. Love the stories behind your awesome work. Thank you.

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  21. Lynn, your journal pages are wonderful and will serve as a reminder of your fabulous cross-country trip. We made a very similar trip in 2006 from Richmond VA to Seattle WA.

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  22. So pretty Lynn, I am jealous of your sketchbooks! I hope you are feeling better soon...so sad you missed your family...but I bet you will be ahppy to be home!

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  23. Outstanding landscape paintings!
    I have yet to use my iPad to blog.
    Sounds like a learning experience.
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  24. By the way...I knew that what Devil's Tower just by looking at your painting! ;)

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  25. nice to see Devil's Tower through your eyes!

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  26. I love your paintings and hope you have a wonderful time on your trip!

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  27. Great paintings! It's so frustrating when our electronics don't work right. grrr! I hope your trip is going great! HPPF!

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  28. I love that area of our country!!! It's so beautiful ans so steeped in history and great loses. I envy you your 30 amazing trip and so thankful you are sharing it with us.

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  29. Several years from now you will have the pleasure of reliving your vacation and the fun you had making these sketches! What a great way of recording memories! Patsy from
    HeARTworks and
    papemelroti

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  30. Fabulous! I love your mix of photography and painting of the scenery.

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  31. Oh thanks for sharing all this!! Make sure you get around to some of the shops. Many artists live in portland...Kelly Rae Roberts and Alisa Burke...at least I think they do!! Check it out sounds very artzy there!! Sorry about your Ipad...off to buy another acer notebook with my points since I can't decide what to do!! I always post photos from the pc!!

    Stay safe and have an awesome time!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  32. beautiful memories and paintings. i love the final one where you've captured snippets within the grid.
    p.s. i, too, wish i had an easier time posting from the ipad!

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  33. You are so so good at capturing a moment in your journal. Such beautiful lines and composition...WOW as always you inspire me!!

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  34. I love your art journal, especially the two top pages. Devil's Tower is pretty amazing, isn't it? We were there shortly before a thunderstorm and the atmosphere was a bit spooky but incredible. I loved it a lot!
    I have some difficulties with blogger as well - I can't upload pictures if I use explorer. When I post somethin new I do it in Google Chrome, that usually works. (cross fingers).

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  35. I really enjoyed your sketches..... The Devil's Tower looks stunning.

    Hope you are both feeling better now. Sounds like a great trip :)

    Karenx

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  36. Beautiful rocky landscapes. Greetings.

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  37. I just love seeing your sketchbook, .... I havethe same type troubles sometines blogging with my ipad, even though it's ipad2! I also have trouble leaving comments, it locks up, but i still use it more than my computer, it's so much quicker

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  38. wow..these are magnificent..I feel a deep sense of beauty and peace and an inner radiance shining out from those sacred space in your art..wonderful!!
    Victoria

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  39. wonderful to see your travels through your art. sorry you got a cold while away, no fun at all.

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  40. I´m back with an award for your blog. :) http://keepitsimplemakeitgreat.blogspot.com.ar/2012/10/my-list-maker-nature-on-6th-day-of.html

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  41. Your travel art journal watercolor paintings are amazing! I've documented my family vacations through my artwork and photography, but have never done it plein-aire. It sounds so exciting. I'm sorry your trip was cut short and that you had trouble blogging on your iPad. I love my iPad too, but know what you mean with the posting issues. Thank you for the kind words you left on my blog. Hope you are feeling better. Blessing!

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  42. Wonderful work Lynn! Plein air painting is an amazing experience. I enjoyed seeing the scenes with you. Get well soon! :)

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  43. A wonderful sketchbook you show here....full of great trip memories. I just looked at your Quilt blog too....wow, what you do with a needle and thread!!

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  44. Love it all as always! Always so much fun to visit and see what you are up to!

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  45. I love your two canyon paintings, Lynn. You depict reality so well. Great memories for you in your journal, too. I am so sorry you missed seeing your children and grandchildren though! To be all the way out there and then have to turn back. get well soon. I know those coughs can hang on for weeks!

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  46. oh wow!!!! your paintings look amazing!!!! the first one is one of my favorites!!! well done!!!!

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  47. I'm telling you, Lynn...I absolutely LOVE these paintings! Love your new style!!!

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  48. Dear Lynn, the first painting looks awesome! It has so well captivated the heights... SO MUCH for fab travels and beautiful memories!
    It's always too Great to hear from you Lynnie :)

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