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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Heli-painting in the Bugaboos

"Cobalt Lake"
Original Oil 8x10"
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I guided heli-hiking in the Bugaboo mountains of British Columbia for 12 years, and it was such a pleasure to fly back in there last week with two of my dearest friends for some plein air painting. Cobalt Lake is my favourite lake in the world, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to paint it from life.

Today I headed back up to the Bugaboos with a group of keen plein air painters to explore this amazing place and work on our outdoor painting skills.  About 5 cms. of new snow, and air temps were crisp to say the least, but they LOVED it! Here are some photos from our first afternoon out. (click to see larger)



5 comments:

  1. You and your friends are some very hardy plein aire painters. Your Texas friends, who have been experiencing 106 degrees lately, are in awe!

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  2. Fantastic, Liz! Looks like a wonderful place to be inspired! Can't wait to see what you've created today.

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  3. That is plein air painting!! It's even in the mid to upper 90's here in Maine! Cool air sounds nice. I have your paintings in mind, Liz while I paint here in Acadia.

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  4. You girls in those hot climes need to come and cool you toes in out glacial lakes!

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  5. Hey Liz, I just discovered your site through Frank Serrano's blog. Your paintings are lovely and evocative. Certainly inspirational for what you can pack into a 6X8. I'm hooked. And jealous too, I want to go heli-painting!

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