In September, I continued painting National Parks; continued the #skieswithjt challenge; and I also participated in Kolbie Blume’s fourth challenge, Painting the Wilderness: Light!
While I continued to focus on skies in September, my usual Summer of Skies is drawing to a close as I begin to focus on fall foliage. I slowed down toward the end of the month as I began swatching in preparation for a forthcoming fall palette.
The Paintings
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Ron Ranson-inspired sky with DV Raw Sienna wash. September 2, 2023.Ron Ranson-inspired sky with MANS wash. September 2, 2023.Ron Ranson-inspired sky with Naples Yellow Deep wash, on Nujabi paper. September 2, 2023.Redwood National Park in gouache on Bee Paper. September 3, 2023.Rocky Mountain National Park’s Dream Lake in watercolor, on Lanaquarelle CP. September 4, 2023.Joyce Hicks-inspired aspen tree landscape. September 5, 2023.Saguaro National Park on Arches CP. September 6, 2023.#skieswithjt week 15. September 7, 2023.Sequoia National Park. September 8, 2023.Autumn oak. September 11, 2023. Painting the Wilderness: Light day 1. September 12, 2023.Painting the Wilderness: Light day 3 (take 1). September 13, 2023.Painting the Wilderness: Light day 3 (take 2). September 13, 2023.Painting the Wilderness: Light day 3 (take 1). September 14, 2023.Painting the Wilderness: Light day 3 (take 2). September 15, 2023.#skieswithjt week 16. September 15, 2023.Painting the Wilderness: Light day 4. September 17, 2023.September Sunset. September 17, 2023 on Arches.#skieswithjt week 17, roses. September 20, 2023.Painting the Wilderness: Light day 5. September 22, 2023.
Finally, here’s 2 versions of my last painting of the month: Shenandoah National Park on September 23. I did the version on the left first in watercolor; then I went over the foreground in gouache as an experiment to give it more definition. I’m still not sure which I like better.
Shenandoah National Park on Arches CP. September 23, 2023.Shendandoah National Park in watercolor and gouache. September 24, 2023.
