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Winter Kayaking
I havenāt done as much this winter as in the past, partially because I got covid over Christmas, but Iāve made it to a few pool sessions so I donāt lose my roll. And I figured out a new trick: the butterfly roll. This just tickles me because itās so very simple but I couldnāt do it for a long time, and now when I do it it feels like nothing. The Butterfly Roll! And just for fun. I donāt have aā¦
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The allen wrench (story time)
Sometimes I have trouble not answering questions literally even when a literal answer is not what is wanted. When living in Albuquerque in my 20s I needed to go to the courthouse and at the time I was riding my bicycle a lot so Iād ridden it to the courthouse that day. As Iām passing through security I tossed my keys and and allen wrench into the basket as I went through the scanner.The guardā¦
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Winter Kayaking
Itās getting colder and Iāve been thrown off my groove.Things throwing off my groove: driving down the freeway I hear a thunk and immediately flash back to the day before when my kid, helping me load, said āI donāt think I can get this hatch cover all the way onā. I glance back and see something that looks suspiciously like my hatch cover hit the road. I exit, circle back and drive slowly,ā¦
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Daily Art - color!
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Daily Art - Black and White
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Anacortes to Friday Harbor
More kayaking! Over the weekend I went to a 3-day kayaking ājamboreeā at Deception Pass where we had instruction and spent the rest of the time learning about camping, knots, and going on multiple paddles (one of which I led) But now itās time for the real adventure. Iāve been wanting to do this paddle since last year but Iām not ready to do it alone and itās only scheduled so often. So here itā¦
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Sucia-Clark
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Kayak Camping
Iāve been asked about how to prep for kayak camping trips, started writing it all out, and decided instead to make it a post.In general, kayak camping is very much like packing for backpacking except you have a lot more space, sometimes have to carry ALL your water, and the weight isnāt too important. It can be like luxury backpacking. But if your kayak is on the smallish side havingā¦
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Clark Island Overnight
This summer I really want to explore the San Juan Islands by kayak ā as much as possible! And if Iām able to do it without getting onto a ferry, even better. Yesterday I left for a 1-night (Sat-Sun) trip from Anacortes to Clark Island. Clark is located just off Orcas Island and isnāt far from Sucia (where I need to get back to). Our route as mapped on Gaia. Anacortes to Clark (orange), 15.2ā¦
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Kayak Surfing!
On April 18-19 I took an āIntroduction to Surf Zoneā kayaking class with Fidalgo Paddle Sports. There were only 3 students plus the instructor and we met at Crescent Beach, west of Port Angeles.I had some misgivings about this ā I can do some distance but Iām not a very technical paddler ā and the closer we got to the date the more concerned I was about the weather. First ā itās mid April and Iā¦
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Oil Sketches
Going even smaller than a study, I have some Arches oil paper and I tried making very small (less than 4ā³ paintings on it to test colors or techniques. I think the winter scene needs a bit more of a focal point. Ā The kelp & fish: I brushed my hand over it while it was wet and blurred the lower left corner. Ā Violet tree: Ā I like it. Ā I'm not sure if I'll have trouble adding detail if I make it bigger, but probably not. Ā Lower right: Ā not happy with this at all, but that's why it's a sketchbook.
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Still Life
Iāve been sketching out some more horses, I have several photos that Iām inspired by, but I havenāt got a good composition yet. Iām also in the process of rounding up skulls and props to set up my own still lifes but for now iām using some free online images. 6Ć8 oil on panel
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Pitcher Plants
Last year I bought a sundew plant to help with fungus gnats and fruit flies ā and it worked great. I felt inspired by some of their photos (my house is already filling up with plants, but I still want more.) In any case, Predatory Perennials gave me permission to use some of their photos as reference.This is a 6Ć8 oil on panel. Hopefully there will be more soon. Pitcher Plants
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Still Painting
Iāve been spending a lot of time doing quick sketches and practicing monsters. Monday Iām going to swoop through the thrift store to look for oil paintings that look like they need to have monsters added to them, failing that Iāll look for inexpensive frames to use for other paintings. These are all very small. they still take me longer than just one day, but Iām working on it. Maribel ā theā¦
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Sunflower
More attempts at ādaily paintingā although this took me more than 1 day. I tried it because I think of flowers as being very difficult and I guess I wasnāt wrong, this gave me some trouble. 8Ć10 oil on panel I got my brother in law to spend a couple hours cutting down new panels into tiny sizes and I hope this will encourage me to paint more often without worrying so much about āwhat if I botchā¦
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Larrabee Park South - Kayak Trip Report
This is from April 26, but Iām just updating my blog now. We launched from Larrabee State Park and paddled south. We had a bit of wind at the start but that soon died down and on our return it was glassy smooth. We seemed to have encountered a nude beach and another good resting point that was occupied so we kept going until we found ourselves in what looked like a commercial oyster bed, so we exited that quickly and started on our way back. What we did find that was interesting was a rock carving (I assume modern) and a bunch of wind-sculpted Chuckanut sandstone. Overall I found the paddle south to be not as interesting as going north, but it was a good day to be on the water.
Larrabee Park South ā Kayak Trip Report was originally published on Blue Sun