yesterday morning we watched the hozier video, jackboot jump. WATCH IT! it’s as if he made it for us, now.
watercolor 84 10 x 13”
3:54 PM: after making a ridiculously bad one in the larger 13 x 20 format, i did this 10 x 13” watercolor 84.
i like how that little red mark in the middle left nails that whole area, and the playfulness of the greens in the upper regions. the browns just beneath that happened at the last moment, and it’s hard to imagine this watercolor without those marks and that color. all in all, it’s a joyful statement, perhaps influenced by our magnificent and long morning trail walk.
by the way, the wind has been gusting to 40 mph all day, making it a delightfully cool one.
6:20 AM: so i didn’t get to start watercolor 84 yesterday because of an important 2 hour call. we had some good thunderstorms yesterday, with occasional hail and this morning is windy & cool; great hiking weather.
i’m going to get my boots on and get ready for our trail walk , which this morning will be a full hour up the trail, starting at 8,400 ft. and going up to 9,400 ft. on a steep, rocky, gorgeous trail!
i’ll resume blogging when we’re back my friends.
just back from our very exciting trail walk; exciting because we reached the falls, at 9,750 ft about 1 1/2 hours after starting out at 8,400 ft.
AND, my new salomon quest 4D 3 GTX boots passed the test with flying colors. they are everything the stellar reviews claim, plus they are the first boots i’ve worn on our treks that didn’t trigger my mortons neuroma pain in the ball of my foot! if you’re looking for excellent hiking boots, look no further.
12:41 PM: about to start work on watercolor 84. will post pics as they become available