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SKETCHING AT THE PAINTED DESERT


It was a clear, sunny afternoon in September 2009, that I was sketching behind the Painted Desert Inn at the Petrified Forest National Park. The view of the Painted Desert was so expansive and thrilling that I decided to take a hike the following day to the floor of the Badlands.

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  1. Gerald de DiosMarch 21, 2010 at 12:30 AM

    That's so great! I'm hoping to try plein air painting during my next visit to Arizona.

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  2. Susan RodenMarch 21, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    Thanks Gerald ... but be prepared for all weather changes. At an instance notice a storm would brew and there would be torrid winds while the sun would be blazing. The sun buckled my drawing paper if I wasn't in a shielded spot and was nearly blown over a cliff from the high winds. Was so happy with my feather light easel but that almost went over the cliff too! Reconsider my purchase after that. How do you travel?

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