Sketchbook 2016

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Sketchbook 2016

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This time of the year, the forum a bit slow...still, always a welcoming venue. Mostly TRs about places visited last season - reliving past recent glories...and/or planning for new adventures to come.
Me too.

Last summer, hiking with the OldRanger, we crossed over one last pass, somewhere deep in the Sawtooths...as usual, we were off-trail, and we stopped for a bit just below that final pass - after miles of talus; we had crystal lite snow cones.

There are certain specific places that stand out - in my mind's eye...I paint these from memory. (BTW, the watercolor process - first a value sketch is always made - included).

Humbly, I give you my 2016 sketchbook, starting with my version of Mike's Pass. A few others follow too, some high school sketches done recently including one of Lower Cathedral - this summer a place Mike wants to fish with rafts...just dreaming.
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Very nice Mark, really like the Cathedral and Mildred sketches, love the colors in the second one.
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i really like the cathedral sketch. Nice job!
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Thank you for sharing these.
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Nice start to the 2016 Sketchbook! Looking forward to more entries as the year progresses. Thanks!
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Looking forward to seeing Sketchbook 2016 Mark.

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Impressive work! I love your sketchbook posts.
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This week's...a few more.
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recent stuff -
pica.jpg
snow peak pencil.jpg
high pine.jpg
falls pencil.jpg
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Porsche ?
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