Alaska is amazing. I'd always heard that, now I've seen it for myself. There wasn't as much time to journal as I had hoped, but I did get some pages done. I'll work more on it the next couple of days before my memory leaks it all away. The little sketches I brought home are my keepsake of the journey and hopefully, references for future paintings.
Some of the pages:
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| Fun tunnel in Ketchikan, AK |
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| This just grabbed my fancy.. |
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| This is a hotel/boat. Totally charming. |
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| Amazing mountains and glaciers along much of the way. |
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| Miles and miles of mountains and little tiny islands |
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| I brought 4 different blues with me; I could have used more! A whole new kind of light and atmosphere. |
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| There was a lighthouse on this treacherous rock, a tiny white dot in the distance. |
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| A fun story goes with this one. I was sitting on the deck of the ferry in a quiet place painting the scenery we were passing and not paying any attention to anything around me. Suddenly, someone started playing bagpipes next to me! I nearly fell off of my seat, dripping a big, juicy brush full of paint onto the sky area. Scared me silly. A man, who's name I later learned was Peter, serenaded me for several songs. That was a new experience. First time I ever painted to live bagpipe music; I kinda hope it's the last! |
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| Bellingham, WA harbor |
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