this past week has been filled with all sorts of random things... a beach day, another beach day at a different lake, a walk along the river, landscaping, playing
seems fitting then that the photos in this post will be a random collection too
first is a tangle of wildflowers along the Yukon River
a very windy day at Lake Bennett
a glacier lake, the water was icy cold that day so wading only - but I did love the colour bands of the water
zooming in on the far-off mountains
many Yukon mountains have amazing fractals and I never tire of looking at them
a quick rough sketch - the wind made it just about impossible
I wanted to paint a full-page spread and though I was using elastic bands to hold the pages in place they were impossible to paint around so I took them off but then had to continually fight the wind
still, the messiness of the sketch, especially the water, will always remind me of that day
enjoying the long daylight hours - this was taken at 11:37 p.m., just as I was going to bed
and no, I did not pull the blind!
and finally, Grey Mountain, looming over Whitehorse
this is the mountain my grandson is named after
on a dark rainy day, the sun came out briefly and lit it beautifully
Monday we go to Dawson City for a couple of days and there the days will be even longer
on the solstice people stand on the "Dome" overlooking the city and the watch the sun circle the horizon
it truly is "The Land of the Midnight Sun"
3 comments:
Thank you for posting these stunning photos - I can see why your heart belongs there. I have always loved that Grey was named after a mountain. Lovely little sketch... try bulldog clips instead of elastic bands to clip the pages down at the top. Even better a magnetic clip upside down so you can anchor the pages AND your watercolour pallet sticks to the magnet. If the pallet is plastic, just get a stick on metal phone plate. No more juggling standing up. :) xx
Goodness, yes, that's a very evocative painting - even without having been the one being buffeted!
Just saying hello- I've been missing on here since Feb I think?
Life is challenging - I'm living very small these days but wanted to wish you well and say I enjoyed a mini visit.
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