Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The Hills of San Luis Obispo

Whenever I travel to the central California coast, I just adore the rolling hills that are dotted craggy old oak trees. As I came into town on the train this summer, my speed-sketching brain of course tried to capture some sense of that distinct and lovely landscape.




Later in the trip, I pulled out the watercolors as we drove out towards Paso Robles and took some color notes on this type of landscape: the golden grasses, the dark olive-green of the oak canopy, the paler green of the patch understory.
Truly a beautiful corner of the world!
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  1. AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    Those are wonderful, Katura!

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    1. KaturaJuly 10, 2012 at 12:14 PM

      Thank you! It's certainly an inspiring landscape.

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  2. hkJuly 10, 2012 at 11:23 AM

    Oooh! That watercolor really captures the California Oaks and grasslands. Nice. -Hans

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    1. KaturaJuly 10, 2012 at 12:16 PM

      Thanks! It's a good start, at least--the more you look at those grasslands, the more shades of color you see...

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