tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77494910225871416022024-03-19T00:11:10.939-07:00BARB HILLIERBARB HILLIER Paintings and PhotographyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-33169781548625334252018-05-23T07:09:00.002-07:002018-05-23T07:09:57.710-07:00I've moved...<span style="color: #33ccff; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Where have I gone?</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #33ccff; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>You can find me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/barbhillierart/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BarbHillierArt/">Facebook</a> or my <a href="http://barbhillier.ca/">website</a> </b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-14133896024332683612017-02-07T09:44:00.001-08:002017-02-07T09:45:44.693-08:00Swing Band<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well the year 2016 was a busy one filled with many fabulous days out and about either painting, running or riding the trails and getting used to retirement - well not for me actually but definitely a change. We celebrated in Vancouver where the company had rented a ballroom and brought in a swing band and I immediately knew I had to take some photos and finish off the year with music themed paintings! Such fun since my studio shares a building with the music academy and I get to listen to practice sessions while I paint.</div>
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I haven't decided yet whether to keep up this blog or not as Instagram for the moment seems to be the easiest method of posting so come visit me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/barbhillierart/" target="_blank">@barbhillierart</a> or find me on my webpage <a href="http://barbhillier.ca/">barbhillier.ca</a>.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-47548361664354479962016-06-28T16:06:00.000-07:002017-05-10T19:50:51.969-07:00Tugs at the Sicamous<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a different perspective on a much painted and photographed Sicamous Stern Wheeler in Penticton, BC. From across the channel at the dam one can see a nice arrangement some tugs and the paddle wheeler in behind.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-16166421912750498502016-01-05T16:46:00.000-08:002016-01-05T16:46:01.156-08:00Day 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another winter scene for a very snowy January.</div>
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Paused for a pic during my skate ski yesterday and couldn't wait to paint this scene today!</div>
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Just to add to the challenge off I went to the studio today without my glasses. Loving my new brush though which gives a looser watercolour look to the brush strokes.</div>
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My first post in a long while and inspired by <a href="http://30paintingsin30days.weebly.com/blog" target="_blank">Leslie Saeta's annual January 30 in 30 Challenge</a>. I find this month long painting a day exercise invaluable as a kick start to the New Year, helping me to find some sense of discipline in picking up the brushes more often, finishing the work and posting it. Every year it gets easier to accomplish the feat and I'm able to paint a little bigger as well!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-13235995177170234252015-04-04T08:29:00.000-07:002016-12-16T16:07:13.195-08:00Back in Action<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a month or so of life careening off the rails I am back on track with my latest project, a steam train which is a local summer tourist attraction. There are many events in the valley these days celebrating anything to do with the railways and the steam powered engines. My connection to the rail is a journey made as a child across Canada to the east coast by train, ten years spent living next to the tracks and then a journey back to the west coast again. I've always had a fondness for this form of transportation.</div>
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Well spring is on it's way and our plein air group had it's first paint out of the new year. The location chosen was my favourite valley in the Okanagan between St. Andrews, Willowbrook and Twin Lakes. It's also a favourite for birders and from now through the summer full of many species of birds but especially meadowlarks and bluebirds. I did this painting the following day from a photograph as I had taken the wrong bag of assorted paints with me and only had some odd colors to work with.</div>
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This is another subject I have painted before but I wanted to do it a little bigger and practise again with the whites. This is my little cheater of the 30 in 30 painted ahead of time as we are off to ski for a day or two. It's been a great month with much accomplished and learned along the way. Thank you very much to Leslie Saeta putting on this challenge.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-70730182034300963102015-01-29T08:56:00.000-08:002015-01-29T08:56:23.525-08:00Day 29 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have painted this previously but am drawn to the shapes and contrasts.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-47961442383196256552015-01-28T11:54:00.000-08:002015-01-28T11:54:41.715-08:00Day 28 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6fdEEq3PPBKzTOBHhgTQ5Dmq6loHo-rJQguSjAJZUiq4-Xl7sWhBwKtaScdMoHTNp4d3dpF0Oz-QwmDjD93DC9u4M_bY_SKnUkclNsuGCtnjWjTt01Qw-Yl8f8b_4WK81_gbxyQpMt3M/s1600/bikecafe.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6fdEEq3PPBKzTOBHhgTQ5Dmq6loHo-rJQguSjAJZUiq4-Xl7sWhBwKtaScdMoHTNp4d3dpF0Oz-QwmDjD93DC9u4M_bY_SKnUkclNsuGCtnjWjTt01Qw-Yl8f8b_4WK81_gbxyQpMt3M/s1600/bikecafe.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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There always seems to be at least one bicycle parked outside every cafe in Paris, even in the rain.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-68137146891362679442015-01-28T09:26:00.000-08:002015-01-28T09:26:18.912-08:00Day 27 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmHKa2mDjcivhNhK3VUgZ2-eod-49g5Bo1niy3o78cX2waFvfzK-Z13phdMdbLgD3SRDlTZgwYHWfarG-g9kzZgT93zfWerwSaB2dRnAiBDyYC4p1CwtX9XJXfAbzbwWLax_eOVti1kph/s1600/blueflower.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmHKa2mDjcivhNhK3VUgZ2-eod-49g5Bo1niy3o78cX2waFvfzK-Z13phdMdbLgD3SRDlTZgwYHWfarG-g9kzZgT93zfWerwSaB2dRnAiBDyYC4p1CwtX9XJXfAbzbwWLax_eOVti1kph/s1600/blueflower.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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Designs in nature can be so astounding. Which is more stunning, the beautiful long blue petals, the little magenta florets or the receptacle?</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-10516705210845296142015-01-27T08:52:00.000-08:002015-01-27T08:52:23.917-08:00Day 26 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvSoyXdFgfxoIGWe8h8RYz_vG5qyYGMiXMuxSVrGZMnxSitdUeIrpYM1k4eFhz4RvpWS1JOnf2jIBmwYJyE1_9Pv96IM1n-g8Fcb1AucyCtLOZW2QTm0wwvu7gRZZPuQAg6n5PsAk2t5y/s1600/abandoned.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvSoyXdFgfxoIGWe8h8RYz_vG5qyYGMiXMuxSVrGZMnxSitdUeIrpYM1k4eFhz4RvpWS1JOnf2jIBmwYJyE1_9Pv96IM1n-g8Fcb1AucyCtLOZW2QTm0wwvu7gRZZPuQAg6n5PsAk2t5y/s1600/abandoned.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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Abandoned</div>
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We found this old girl out in the bush almost 40 years ago. I've always wanted to paint her.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-1213402501381258682015-01-25T16:03:00.001-08:002015-01-25T16:03:43.733-08:00Day 25 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLb4yXxEkE1mkJtSlGCBlf4L-CAz0lcoPIpcN9YVQM9GujC2GFt1qBitJYgVmrmt2ABw9kPu2TG4VpLJNaq1WKrFfjNc5jpourJRrIUNek3lYKSRscTf0vVnRBfAdM9w2Mje4c3SNP24Kf/s1600/bicyclewindowweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLb4yXxEkE1mkJtSlGCBlf4L-CAz0lcoPIpcN9YVQM9GujC2GFt1qBitJYgVmrmt2ABw9kPu2TG4VpLJNaq1WKrFfjNc5jpourJRrIUNek3lYKSRscTf0vVnRBfAdM9w2Mje4c3SNP24Kf/s1600/bicyclewindowweb.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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Bikes and Umbrellas</div>
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France has so embraced the bicycle that you will find them everywhere including window boxes, this one funny enough with an umbrella for protection.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-67586427708364007092015-01-24T16:47:00.001-08:002015-01-24T16:47:25.325-08:00Day 24 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIxEW7yuimaygV1MRMFJyVFx0_PLJERni5LWZE4ep-nlXmVx8jlJzYf4rdz3id3ekIUZkc4Akkg4Xyrtnrode8eaLXwlnZcmDXEA5XJThNY1g0ExEIWQJ80k-uX94HXwiADAmq4qQimNK/s1600/sunflowerweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIxEW7yuimaygV1MRMFJyVFx0_PLJERni5LWZE4ep-nlXmVx8jlJzYf4rdz3id3ekIUZkc4Akkg4Xyrtnrode8eaLXwlnZcmDXEA5XJThNY1g0ExEIWQJ80k-uX94HXwiADAmq4qQimNK/s1600/sunflowerweb.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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Sunflowers</div>
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Flowers to brighten up a grey and dam day in the middle of winter.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-33685850841002636982015-01-23T15:06:00.000-08:002015-01-23T15:06:09.075-08:00Day 23 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssJdM8FVZlKo61mnOtxOvnWATyPYXWOSgasPv_1Vyls3EKNDFm5icdhhm523VqDZYbZuZS4NiGl-mBfiYsj1WaA-vWxwz0JR8KXxzikBScHdhreIs2Zigmnb8cFRFnJIHqWu4eYRKoJ_e/s1600/whistlerglacierweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssJdM8FVZlKo61mnOtxOvnWATyPYXWOSgasPv_1Vyls3EKNDFm5icdhhm523VqDZYbZuZS4NiGl-mBfiYsj1WaA-vWxwz0JR8KXxzikBScHdhreIs2Zigmnb8cFRFnJIHqWu4eYRKoJ_e/s1600/whistlerglacierweb.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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Whistler Glacier</div>
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Can you imagine a more beautiful back drop for a plein air painting demo by a well known American artist? While I was waiting for her to set up I took a few pics for future reference.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-53832466190466126232015-01-23T08:54:00.000-08:002015-01-23T08:54:07.314-08:00Day 22 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22_IdGCNj3GkNXXzYhfw40bB-RqkMG7rMGRBeMMONEfbjFbmq9kMGywB-n1sUrWuC9eMVXw_bVEP7B_EDoRN0MAQuJEFdSuIqMmd6zMRaHUEDMum3Xa9fcNAKQG2SbtMELqaTRwZUP4Pa/s1600/glasssvaseweb_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22_IdGCNj3GkNXXzYhfw40bB-RqkMG7rMGRBeMMONEfbjFbmq9kMGywB-n1sUrWuC9eMVXw_bVEP7B_EDoRN0MAQuJEFdSuIqMmd6zMRaHUEDMum3Xa9fcNAKQG2SbtMELqaTRwZUP4Pa/s1600/glasssvaseweb_edited-1.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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Alstroemeria</div>
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My favorite flowers I'm not sure why but oddly enough I was more drawn to the vase which is clear glass and has no color.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-32979888365134119182015-01-22T09:32:00.000-08:002015-01-22T09:32:54.554-08:00Day 21 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFS-Ev-Ga_GHkcaLrU3KXrYICp2ykqq88rbHdr-VkilcacKMej-O9n3ek_z9wKHyW7vgSeglsKICsmt5j4kT8YgNrp9pNn7LyJJvzRpaStSFGvpuv-kdzdY3QUCtRvGOcIMgQs7aKo7t3/s1600/sheepweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFS-Ev-Ga_GHkcaLrU3KXrYICp2ykqq88rbHdr-VkilcacKMej-O9n3ek_z9wKHyW7vgSeglsKICsmt5j4kT8YgNrp9pNn7LyJJvzRpaStSFGvpuv-kdzdY3QUCtRvGOcIMgQs7aKo7t3/s1600/sheepweb.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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California Bighorn Sheep</div>
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This poor girl needs work both on canvas and in real life. She had chunks of fur missing and what looked like dozens of tics gorging away. She was standing beside my car and giving me a bit of an indirect stare.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-42671340441706705542015-01-20T14:46:00.000-08:002015-01-20T14:46:09.103-08:00Day 20 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPXsW6Y1km2F1FCOR9A3zUFvRNhbC57Hespc29SiFxHnLJIWgmsVnqv0_5imoj5w6EQiVbvllcFv72WGBRB0_MTl8sx1CSMa79kBZs2uUis5YGDlVUlN5e80B9LMaAIBith8axd40BKmy/s1600/surfmobileweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPXsW6Y1km2F1FCOR9A3zUFvRNhbC57Hespc29SiFxHnLJIWgmsVnqv0_5imoj5w6EQiVbvllcFv72WGBRB0_MTl8sx1CSMa79kBZs2uUis5YGDlVUlN5e80B9LMaAIBith8axd40BKmy/s1600/surfmobileweb.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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Surf Mobile</div>
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I saw this little cutie in downtown Lahaina during the Maui Plein Air Festival a couple of years ago. It was of course the subject of some great paintings. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-22372815772505296312015-01-19T17:43:00.000-08:002015-01-19T17:43:08.280-08:00Day 19 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4SXadeuXkayIn7Y5XQ6stHimNM9LLJCN6kV0brL5Ds67HLM17Op-ylqo9OXEBS0AIy5OQxPe-Y0zRX-pSi0B_GtF7rB1O7OhpdF1nbSMbn1GMWQuVuhnFxzjrX56rEdOPq9XKYDnWgDC/s1600/yellowboatweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4SXadeuXkayIn7Y5XQ6stHimNM9LLJCN6kV0brL5Ds67HLM17Op-ylqo9OXEBS0AIy5OQxPe-Y0zRX-pSi0B_GtF7rB1O7OhpdF1nbSMbn1GMWQuVuhnFxzjrX56rEdOPq9XKYDnWgDC/s1600/yellowboatweb.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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Yellow Boat study</div>
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Another boat from Collioure, largely unfinished as I put a two hour max on the project to keep it fresh and spontaneous. I may work on some of these at a later date. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-72691281865163343832015-01-18T17:50:00.000-08:002015-01-18T17:50:13.040-08:00Day 18 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DZFOaL1huRknaIMTLMTZ4Gk6RDFtAFH3Qw9NbSjMQtvA0dFL5BpFG6zagk6eLaSKW6yJifT8FS2qk1WfF18pZQC51yP1zYup99_II8Mq0q_qG374tCj-PWFcgbL9LEQHULUqPoLg94nd/s1600/cafeumbweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DZFOaL1huRknaIMTLMTZ4Gk6RDFtAFH3Qw9NbSjMQtvA0dFL5BpFG6zagk6eLaSKW6yJifT8FS2qk1WfF18pZQC51yP1zYup99_II8Mq0q_qG374tCj-PWFcgbL9LEQHULUqPoLg94nd/s1600/cafeumbweb.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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Cafe study</div>
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This is a scene in the old town area of Nice where the streets are narrow and full of shops and cafes. I could spend days wandering through the passages checking out all the wonderful food and products.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-45262093090334066402015-01-17T17:37:00.000-08:002015-01-17T17:37:10.479-08:00Day 17 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXDmOegWDUrk6clhbQdgbJHLRge4wihsD2DY8Cm2rGSIxdOjU-INOneSi490LLZzp9LuPoJAYiZr3Ksh49tC3GzyRAmbyhPE_hc6IIbPTM1M87sEIwL9wEKyb63kzB2hNkrDJOX7xHiUs/s1600/collioureweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXDmOegWDUrk6clhbQdgbJHLRge4wihsD2DY8Cm2rGSIxdOjU-INOneSi490LLZzp9LuPoJAYiZr3Ksh49tC3GzyRAmbyhPE_hc6IIbPTM1M87sEIwL9wEKyb63kzB2hNkrDJOX7xHiUs/s1600/collioureweb.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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Boats at Collioure</div>
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The colors of the Mediterranean are so intense and saturated, fun to paint but hard to get that kind of light translated using pigment and paper. Next time maybe darker with the darks.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14956411167410513232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749491022587141602.post-72086274249169324072015-01-16T21:58:00.001-08:002015-01-23T22:15:50.412-08:00Day 16 of 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFei8JigkLOONB0z60y_AR0gndMgo2mK5inVo537r0ZgVq47sHilI2zusFmwq2AMOWMo_XsRLcb2Ebz8Jy-ZM8ABuQoH7xXndWyIP9NZBkIomeDJUqsPaMAaR3GSixEOGFKpAI7_0vRPB/s1600/milanweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFei8JigkLOONB0z60y_AR0gndMgo2mK5inVo537r0ZgVq47sHilI2zusFmwq2AMOWMo_XsRLcb2Ebz8Jy-ZM8ABuQoH7xXndWyIP9NZBkIomeDJUqsPaMAaR3GSixEOGFKpAI7_0vRPB/s1600/milanweb.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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Rainy Day in Milan</div>
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During our few days in Milan we noticed that almost everyone carried an umbrella and if you didn't carry one you were sure to have two or three umbrella salesmen chasing you down each block. One afternoon we sought shelter from the rain at a cafe and watched the traffic go by including many cyclists carrying umbrellas. It's ironic that living part time in the wet west coast Vancouver weather I have rarely owned and almost never carried an umbrella and have never ever seen anyone cycling with one, in fact it would probably be frowned on here. Europeans ride a little differently though and with great skill. </div>
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