立久恵峡Tachikue Gorge is located on the Kando River about 8km south of Izumo City in Shimane Prefecture. It is a National Scenic Spot because of the dramatic cliffs and rock formations sculpted by erosion. There are two pedestrian suspension bridges across the river and several kilometers of footpath.Before the Meiji Era (1868-1912), the gorge was a retreat for Yamabushi, the "mountain-warrio
Britney Spears n'a décidément pas froid puisqu'elle se promène avec cette tenue qui ne cache rien de ses formes généreuses! Les hauts transparents sont à la mode et c'est tant mieux!
In the heart of New Hampshire, a few miles south of the Old Man of the Mountain in Franconia Notch State Park lies a natural travel wonder carved out of rock over millennia. A superb three kilometre (two miles) walk traverses covered bridges, glacial rocks, tumbling waterfalls and a staggering narrow passage called Flume Gorge. In fall, the reds, bronzes and yellows of the surrounding trees
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Eric Scott, a Denver-based Jet P.I., which developed the futuristic-looking jet pack for stunts cross the Royal George without a support parachute or any other safety harness. Eric attempt to travel the 1,500-foot span through the air at more than 70 miles per hour -- using a jet pack ... This daredevil stunts are sponsored by Go Fast Sports & Beverage..Imagine how people and technology mix and ot
Yunnan Province, China, is featured in Lonely Planet's "Best in Travel 2009" book, and the famed Tiger Leaping Gorge epitomises the region's beauty.
This shot, "Heavy Traffic" by Kiwi Mikex, highlights the Tiger Leaping Gorge's stunning views and serenity.
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恵那峡The Ena Valley in Gifu Prefecture, about an hour north of Nagoya, has much to see and do. Historically important due to its position on the Nakasendo inland highway between Kyoto and Edo, visitors can now take a ride on the historic Akechi Railroad to the Taisho Village in Akechi, see the former castle town of Iwamura or take a hot soak in the quaint onsen in Hanashiro, a stone's throw fr
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Sometimes, it pays to look for inspiration from places not traditionally considered "exotic." Today's image comes from the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. Don't overlook...
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A major stopover for many tourists heading farther up north to Aomori. This gorge is a must visit place when exploring this area. I have camp out twice up here and loved it.
Editor’s Note: This is part of the ‘Contemporary Family Vacation’ series by Jeff Gates, the New Media Lead Producer for the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Managing Editor for its blog, Eye Level. Catch up on Jeff’s posts from this year’s family outing to the Pacific Northwest.
As we stood on the bluffs overlooking the Columbia [...]
On Saturday, September 6, 2008, Columbia Gorge flood trip participants gathered at Shari?s in Troutdale to start the long day learning more about the Missoula Floods. Those of you who were not able to attend and want to learn more about these historic floods can do an internet search for Missoula Floods, or Ice Age [...]
Damnit, need a new source (jk)
WHITE SALMON, Wash. - Law officers seized 20,000 mature marijuana plants in Klickitat County. Four armed suspects were arrested in two different raids.The biggest was north of White Salmon, which is across the Columbia from Hood River, Ore. That's where law officers seized 15,000 plants, mature and nearly ready for market, growing in forest land. Two of the armed
Samaria Gorge walkers who want to spend some time sunning and swimming nude after descending the gorge should try the little rocky beach on the east side of the village in Agia Roumeli. To get there,...
A nude beach is a beach where the users generally wear no clothing. If clothing is optional then, to emphasize that, also the terms clothing-optional beach and free beach are used. It is one of th
The surrealistic landscape of Cappadocia, a strange area of multi-hued volcanic rock pilliars and tortuous valleys sculpted by millenia of rain and wind, was first a refuge for early Christians fleeing presecution, and in Byzantine times became a vast complex of churches and monasteries, hollowed out of malleable rock, and adorned with frescoes depincing biblical scenes and saints. The Goreme Vall
Asdøljuvet (Asdoel Gorge), Norway.
One of the most famous geological areas in the world and around 250 million years ago there was vulcanic activity here. This is one of the only places in Norway where vulcanic rocks still are visibly present as this place sunk 2000 meters down and was fairly protected from the elements through time. Other places in Norway being in higher altitudes have no
General Information Finding out about climbing in Morocco was a bit tricky. With no available published guides to the area, I was surprised I find out there was climbing there at all. I posted a request for any information on climbing in Spain and Morocco to see if any info came back. I was astounded to find that someone had actually been climbing there. He gave us lots of useful information.
Yesterday I visited Fairy Falls in Oregon’s Columbia Gorge to take pictures. The hike to Fairy Falls starts at the Wahkeena Falls Trailhead. Wahkeena Falls is a destination of its very own to take pictures and for the majority of visitors, Wahkeena is the main attraction and can be literally photographed just a few feet [...]
A day trip for two for under $250? Even with gasoline pushing $4 a gallon, we took a 420-mile, 30-hour road trip to the New River Gorge, in Fayette County, WV. What we saw there and the many distractions along the way.
-- (continued)DBKP Road Trip #1: New River GorgeDAY 2US Route 19 carries traffic across the New River Gorge BridgeAn easy 20-minute drive south on 19 and we came to the New River Gorge, "The Grand Canyon of the East".The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel-arch bridge, in Fayetteville, West Virginia, USA. With a length of 3030 feet (924 m), it was for many years the longest in the world of that type
DBKP Road Trip #1Destination: New River Gorge National ParkFayette County, West Virginia[Click on images to enlarge.]New River Gorge, WVA vacation doesn't have to mean jetting to Acapulco or Thailand.If you're snowed under with work or other distractions and can't find the time for a proper vacation, there are plenty of 1-2 day road trips to break the monotony of work. With this in mind, a trip wa
The Todra Gorge is clearly among the most dramatic sights you can get across in Morocco. The cut through the mountain gives at some points only a 10 metre wide passage beneath 300 metre tall walls.Sun only accesses the bottom of the gorge, where a ice-cold river flushes through, in the morning. Later in the night the gorge gets its own climate, and while evenings are damp and warm in the nearest v
Paris ist immer wieder für kleine kulinarische Entdeckungen gut.Weniger eine neue Entdeckung mehr eine altbewährte, kleine versteckte Institution ist die Weinbar "Le Rouge Gorge". Wie eine kleine provencalische Taverne liegt das kleine Weinrestaurant in der Rue Saint-Paul beim Trendviertel Marais im Village Saint-Paul versteckt. Das Saint-Paul village glänzt durch zahlreiche kleinere
Jade Dragon Snow MountainJade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山) is the second place we visited in Lijiang, which was our original main focus. My expectation on this attraction was much higher than what we got. I later learnt there are 2 routes to view the mountain, one could be nearer to the snow mountain but would probably more demanding on physical strength.Due to high altitude, we get tired easily. Though we didn’t get any altitude sickness, I’m glad we didn’t go the other route coz at the end of this trip I was exhausted. There was some uphill walk (very minimal).This is the cable care that we took that brought us nearer to the mountain. Without that, I guess we won’t be able to make it in such short timing! :p This cable car is very similar to the one that we used in
NAHAN: Eight persons were injured, seven of them seriously when a Bolero Jeep [HP-02 N- 0101] on its way to Nohra Dhar fell into nearly 200 meter deep gorge at Bharari village about 150 KM from here this after noon.
Incharge Police Post Nohra Dhar confirmed the accident and said that accident took place when driver [...]
I recently visited Wahclella Falls in the Columbia Gorge to take photographs. Wahclella Falls is located near the Bonneville Dam and is by far one of the prettiest waterfalls in the Gorge area. The falls is fed by Tanner Creek with an upper drop of 290 feet and the second tier dropping into a 60 foot horsetail at the pool [...]
For lunch today, I cooked up a quick meal: grilled young zucchini stuffed with goat cheese (if you saw my goat cheese stuffed mushrooms recipe from last Friday, you might understand that I've got some goat cheese that I'm trying to use up ;) ), topped with a small amount of high-quality bacon (meaning naturally lean because it came from a farm that doesn't use things like sugars or artificial hormones to "beef up" the livestock). I cooked 3 of those on the grill and had the leftovers of our salad from dinner last night.
It was heavenly.
But I must admit, when I cooked the piece of bacon, I had the overwhelming urge to eat bacon - a LOT of bacon. I love the smell of it; I love the crunchy but soft texture when its cooked just right; I love the salty, savory nature of it; and especially wh
Soutien gorge plongeant en dentelle noire et noeuds en velours noirs de Mimi Holliday
£44
Description : Soutien-gorge à décolleté plongeant demi-bonnets 100% pure soie,très élégant. Les petits noeuds en velours, les finitions en tulle noir en font un soutien-gorge à avoir absolument dans sa garde robe.
Ce que j’en pense : Je suis folle de ce soutien-gorge Mimi Holliday! Il faut absolument en avoir un dans sa garde robe. La coupe est parfaite et offre un décolleté à faire tourner les têtes. Les demi-bonnets sont idéals sous les T-shirts décolletés ou encore mieux quand ils se laissent deviner sous un chemisier. Ils couvrent juste ce qu’il faut pour vous rendre encore plus sexy! Je l’adore!
Style : 5 sur 5
Coupe : 5 sur 5
Confort : 4 sur 5
Eliza Black de Simone Pérèle : Soutien-gorge Triangle à armatures€64.92£44.00Mio Destino Description : Un ravissant soutien gorge triangle en tulle noir transparent, rehaussé par une fine broderie florale bleue sur les bonnets. Un noeud de couleur bleue...read more digg story
Désir de Marlies Dekkers : Soutien-gorge corbeille rembourré, décolleté plongeantMio Destino Marlies Dekkers Description : Soutien-gorge à la fois sobre et sexy grâce à son effet de bretelles multiples et aux chainettes faites de charmes.Un modèle à...read more digg story
Désir de Marlies Dekkers : Soutien-gorge corbeille rembourré, décolleté plongeant
£64
Description : Soutien-gorge à la fois sobre et sexy grâce à son effet de bretelles multiples et aux chainettes faites de charmes.
Un modèle à faire tourner bien des têtes!
Ce que j’en pense : J’adore ce soutien-gorge unique en son genre grâce à ses bretelles. Beaucoup de soin a été apporté aux finitions et c’est vraiment un soutien-gorge porté pour être vu, parfait sous un haut à bretelles par exemple. La coupe sobre est idéale pour celles qui souhaitent un soutien-gorge sexy sans la dentelle. Le tissu est si agréable sur la peau que vous ne voudrez plus le quitter. Même chose pour les bonnets moulés sans armatures qui assurent un maintien parfait et donnent une jolie forme naturelle à votre poitrine. Les bretelles dans le dos sont ravissantes et mettent en valeur toutes les silhouettes. En résumé, ce soutien-gorge est à la fois sobre, sexy et ravissant, que demander
Soutien-gorge corbeille en soie de Yes Master imprimé têtes de mort noires et blanches
£50
Description : Ce soutien-gorge 100% pure soie est un must! L’imprimé original de têtes de mort réveillera la pirate qui sommeille en vous!
Ce que j’en pense : Ce soutien-gorge corbeille de Yes Master est vraiment sympa. J’aime l’imprimé à la fois plein d’humour et sexy. C’est un soutien-gorge parfait au quotidien mais son côté coquin le rend unique. La coupe offre un maintien parfait et la soie le rend si agréable à porter que vous ne voudrez plus le quitter. Les bretelles amovibles en font un soutien-gorge pour toutes les occasions et il passera inaperçu même sous votre petite robe noire préférée.
Assorti à la culotte coordonnées en soie et bords en mousseline de soie, voici une lingerie dont vous ne pourrez plus vous passer.
Style : 5 sur 5
Coupe : 5 sur 5
Confort : 5 sur 5
Soutien-gorge corbeille de Mimi Holliday en mousseline de soie à pois blancs£38.50Mio Destino Description : Un ravissant soutien-gorge Mimi Holliday 100% soie sauf finitions. La mousseline de soie procure une sensation de pure douceur et de sensualité tandis que les petits pois blancs apportent une note de fraîcheur. Les bretelles à...read more digg story
Soutien-gorge corbeille de Mimi Holliday en mousseline de soie à pois blancs
£38.50
Mio Destino Description : Un ravissant soutien-gorge Mimi Holliday 100% soie sauf finitions. La mousseline de soie procure une sensation de pure douceur et de sensualité tandis que les petits pois blancs apportent une note de fraîcheur. Les bretelles à petits noeuds et les finitions brodées sont un détail de plus qui capte le regard et font de ce soutien-gorge un accessoire parfait en toutes occasions.
Ce que j’en pense : Ce soutien-gorge est vraiment ravissant et parfait pour les moins audacieuses. Le choix de la matière est judicieux et le contact de la peau avec la mousseline de soie est très agréable. J’adore le fronçage de la mousseline de soie sur les bonnets qui donne toute son originalité au modèle.Ce detail capte d’autant plus l’attention qu’il est mis en valeur par les petits noeuds sur les bretelles et celui entre les bonnets. Les finitions sont délicates avec un vo
Mio Destino Lingerie Description : Soutien-gorge spécial mariage sobre et élégant, finement brodé le tout couronné par un petit noeud posé délicatement au centre.Ce que j’en pense : Ce soutien-gorge Simone Pérèle est un must lorsqu’on se marie. Sa forme bandeau est parfaite et invisible sous toutes les robes. La broderie...read more digg story
Mio Destino Lingerie Description : Soutien-gorge spécial mariage sobre et élégant, finement brodé le tout couronné par un petit noeud posé délicatement au centre.
Ce que j’en pense : Ce soutien-gorge Simone Pérèle est un must lorsqu’on se marie. Sa forme bandeau est parfaite et invisible sous toutes les robes. La broderie sobre et élégante est le petit plus sexy pour ce soutien-gorge que vous porterez le plus beau jour de votre vie. La coupe apporte un excellent maintien et ce soutien-gorge sensuel sera également le compagnon idéal de la nuit de noces. La bande élastique au dos en double silicon assure elle une tenue parfaite.
On retrouve la même broderie délicate sur la culotte assortie, aux finitions soignées et très agréable à porter.
Il existe également un body assorti ravissant. Classique et élégant, il affine toutes les silhouettes. Grâce à ses bonnets moulés, il est parfait sous toutes les robes. Comme pour le soutien-gorge et la culotte, le bas es
Mio Destino Description : Soutien-gorge corbeille mousse gris acier, imprimé fleuri marron moka, rose et fuschia de la marque française Princesse Tam Tam. Bord dentelle contrasté autour des bonnets. Simple et élégant.Ce que j’en pense : J’adore ce soutien-gorge Princesse Tam-Tam. L’imprimé est ravissant et convient à tous les...read more digg story
Mio Destino Description : Soutien-gorge corbeille mousse gris acier, imprimé fleuri marron moka, rose et fuschia de la marque française Princesse Tam Tam. Bord dentelle contrasté autour des bonnets. Simple et élégant.
Ce que j’en pense : J’adore ce soutien-gorge Princesse Tam-Tam. L’imprimé est ravissant et convient à tous les types de peau. La palette de couleurs utilisée et les details de finition renforcent la simplicité et le caractère unique de l’imprimé. On retrouve cet imprimé fleuri sur les bretelles, rendant l’ensemble agréable à la fois au regard et au toucher. Un soutien-gorge séduisant et parfait en toutes occasions.
Le slip assorti est dans le même imprimé et le dos tout en dentelle, le rend à la fois sexy et suggestif.
Un ensemble coordonné pour faire tourner bien des têtes.
Confort : 5 sur 5
Style : 5 sur 5
Coupe : 4 sur 5
Mio Destino
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Body de Marlies Dekkers : Soutien-gorge rembourré, décolleté plongeant£62Mio Destino Lingerie Description : Un imprimé à la fois simple et audacieux, une doublure en tulle fin et toujours ce jeu de bretelles si cher à Marlies Dekkers. Un soutien-gorge parfait en toutes occasions avec une touche de couleur.Ce que j’en pense : C’est un soutien-gorge ideal pour tous les jours. Les bonnets moulés sans armatures le rendent très confortable à porter et le tulle transparent apporte une petite touché sexy. Le jeu des bretelles rend très bien sous un petit haut sans manches. Assorti au string coordonné, cela devient un ensemble indispensable à votre garde-robe. Pour un look encore plus sexy, ajoutez le porte jarretelles mirroir du soutien-gorge et du string où l’on retrouve le même imprimé coloré. Les finitions sont soignées et la coupe est sans faute.Style : 4 sur 5Coupe : 5 sur 5Confort : 5 sur 5
Body de Marlies Dekkers : Soutien-gorge rembourré, décolleté plongeant£62Mio Destino Lingerie Description : Un imprimé à la fois simple et audacieux, une doublure en tulle fin et toujours ce jeu de bretelles si cher à Marlies Dekkers. Un soutien-gorge parfait en toutes occasions avec une touche de couleur.Ce que j’en pense : C’est un soutien-gorge ideal pour tous les jours. Les bonnets moulés sans armatures le rendent très confortable à porter et le tulle transparent apporte une petite touché sexy. Le jeu des bretelles rend très bien sous un petit haut sans manches. Assorti au string coordonné, cela devient un ensemble indispensable à votre garde-robe. Pour un look encore plus sexy, ajoutez le porte jarretelles mirroir du soutien-gorge et du string où l’on retrouve le même imprimé coloré. Les finitions sont soignées et la coupe est sans faute.Style : 4 sur 5Coupe : 5 sur 5Confort : 5 sur 5 Mio Destino
Body de Marlies Dekkers : Soutien-gorge rembourré, décolleté plongeant
£62
Description : Un imprimé à la fois simple et audacieux, une doublure en tulle fin et toujours ce jeu de bretelles si cher à Marlies Dekkers. Un soutien-gorge parfait en toutes occasions avec une touche de couleur.
Ce que j’en pense : C’est un soutien-gorge ideal pour tous les jours. Les bonnets moulés sans armatures le rendent très confortable à porter et le tulle transparent apporte une petite touché sexy. Le jeu des bretelles rend très bien sous un petit haut sans manches. Assorti au string coordonné, cela devient un ensemble indispensable à votre garde-robe. Pour un look encore plus sexy, ajoutez le porte jarretelles mirroir du soutien-gorge et du string où l’on retrouve le même imprimé coloré. Les finitions sont soignées et la coupe est sans faute.
Style : 4 sur 5
Coupe : 5 sur 5
Confort : 5 sur 5
Description : Un soutien-gorge 100% pure soie couleur de corail orné de fine dentelle ivoire et de volants en tulle. Le noeud sensuel apposé à l’intersection du décolleté et les bretelles ornées du même petit noeud apportent une touche exquise. Ce que j’en pense : J’adore ce soutien-gorge qui est l’un de mes préférés. Les coloris sont...read more | digg story
Corail de Mimi Holliday : Soutien-gorge corbeille Corail rembourré et dentelle ivoire
£39.50
Description : Un soutien-gorge 100% pure soie couleur de corail orné de fine dentelle ivoire et de volants en tulle. Le noeud sensuel apposé à l’intersection du décolleté et les bretelles ornées du même petit noeud apportent une touche exquise.
Ce que j’en pense : J’adore ce soutien-gorge qui est l’un de mes préférés. Les coloris sont superbes et conviennent à tous les types de peau. La forme des bonnets révèle un décolleté audacieux, alors prudence.. Ce soutien-gorge de Mimi Holliday assure un maintien parfait et fait un très jolie poitrine ronde. Les petits noeuds sur les bretelles sont craquants et font de ce soutien-gorge un must que vous ne voudrez plus quitter.
Confort : 5 sur 5
Coupe : 5 sur 5
Style : 5 sur 5
Mio Destino Description : Soutien-gorge triangle à armatures, esprit vintage, de la marque française Princesse Tam-Tam. Bretelles et noeud velours. Elégante dentelle mauve relevée par des bords effet guipure rosés ajoutant une note feminine et romantique. Ce que j’en pense : Ce soutien gorge est vraiment ravissant ! De la dentelle simplement brodée pour...read more digg story
Princesse Tam-Tam: Soutien-gorge triangle Gris Colère
£45
Description : Soutien-gorge triangle à armatures, esprit vintage, de la marque française Princesse Tam-Tam. Bretelles et noeud velours. Elégante dentelle mauve relevée par des bords effet guipure rosés ajoutant une note feminine et romantique.
Ce que j’en pense : Ce soutien gorge est vraiment ravissant ! De la dentelle simplement brodée pour encore plus de fémininité et du tulle semi transparent pour la note sexy. Les bretelles en velours apportent de la douceur au toucher et créent avec le noeud un ensemble harmonieux.
Les bonnets mettent en beauté vos formes et sont invisibles sous les vêtements.
Assortissez-le au slip coordonné, bords en velours et dentelle qui rappellent le soutien-gorge, et voilà une lingerie dont vous ne pourrez plus vous passer.
Confort : 4 sur 5
Style : 5 sur 5
Coupe : 4 sur 5
Description : Un soutien-gorge à balconnet ultra doux et ravissant, noeuds et bretelles en satin très fin. Sexy, féminin et sensuel, l’élégance à l’état pur!Ce que j’en pense : Ce soutien-gorge Simone Pérèle est absolument sublime et fait des ravages! Les coloris tout en délicatesse ajoutent à l’élégance et conviennent à tous les types de....read more digg story
Adelaide de Simone Pérèle : Soutien-gorge Vison demi-bonnet
£49
Description : Un soutien-gorge à balconnet ultra doux et ravissant, noeuds et bretelles en satin très fin. Sexy, féminin et sensuel, l’élégance à l’état pur!
Ce que j’en pense : Ce soutien-gorge Simone Pérèle est absolument sublime et fait des ravages! Les coloris tout en délicatesse ajoutent à l’élégance et conviennent à tous les types de peaux. Le soin apporté aux details notamment aux bonnets, comme les petits noeuds délicatement cousus, attire le regard sur la poitrine . Les finitions sont délicates et les bretelles en satin sont une note supplémentaire de charme et de decadence. Que demander de plus!
Ce soutien gorge est bien coupé et un élastique le long de la partie supérieure des bonnets assure un maintien parfait. Attention tout de même car les demi-bonnets ne conviennent pas à toutes les poitrines.
Le string assorti en dentelle où l’on retrouve le même motif des petits noeu
Although not perfect the image for todays update is much closer to the real life colour of the Chambers Gorge Rock Pool, where as yesterdays was saturated with a lot of red.Todays progress consists of more glazing over the still water along with grasses amongst the rocks. Also another layer added to the foliage of the trees in the background along with some timber. More flicks of colour were added to the mat of grass in the middle ground.Strangely enough the more I do to this painting; another area then needs to be worked on. It is like playing 'catch up' at all times and yep that means I will be catching you with another post once more on this subject. Quick links:Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email technorati tags: oil, wip, grisaille, landscape, art, artist, landscape artistArts & Stuff with Susan Borgas
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Finely a long overdue update for you to scrutinise. Having never used this grisaille technique before I have to admit to being out of the comfort zone, especially when working on a painting of this size.The addition of flora as well as glazes over the water area is now starting to really breath life into the painting that I can now see the long awaited finish line approaching.The image colours are not quite correct with the reds coming through a little strong on the right as well the shadow colour in the rocks are brighter than they should be. In real life it does look much better but with a dark dreary day here for photos and wanting to post to my blog; this photo is it for today.What next? More glazes along with flicks and dabs to refine areas that need attention, so until then I have plans for another update tomorrow..... grrrr and watch out who ever gets in my way of this happening! Quick links:Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email technorati tags: oil, wip, grisaille,
Finally finished Ormiston Gorge yesterday afternoon/evening. This is my first time in painting reflections in water and I don't think it turned out too bad. I am reluctant to do anything further to it unless I ruin it, so I will call this finished! Yay. Once again, the photo is less than great and I will try to get a better one in different light once it is dry.
Took a quick break from exam study today to do some more work on this. After a lot of painting and re-painting I am finally happy with the colour of the sand in the foreground. Other than the sand and the closest rocky outcrop I have added the first layer of colour of the vegetation which will be built up in a series of layers. The reflections in the water will be left until the very last, because I have never tried them before, and am more than a bit nervous of stuffing the whole thing up!
Some more work done on my other work in progress as well today. Now that 99.9% of my uni assignments are done and dusted, I am getting a lot more painting time in as well - at least until I have to start swotting for exams next week that is.
The brights in the photo are quite blown out, so the yellows in the rocks and the pale sky are not that bright at all. I think my camera was confused with the darks in the bottom half of the painting and over compensated for them. There is a bit of glare also as it is still wet.
I blocked in the water and sand with a mix of pthalo blue, burnt umber and titanium white, but the final result won't be this mucky grey. I need the sand to be cool though, so some blue/violet tones perhaps. The paler sand in the mid ground will be warm tones. The water will of course have reflections, which I am not looking forward to doing at all!
Apologies for the blurry photo. Completed a little more on the gorge walls and sky. There will be a need for another layer or two of lighter values in the rocks before I start on the middle and foreground. I anticipate that this painting will actually take a while to complete as it is quite a complicated set-up.
My painting of Ormiston Gorge so far, just an initial sketch in turpsy paint, and a very rough block in. Again in this one I will be trying to keep it quite rough and use a knife wherever possible.
Drive away from Spean Bridge through Roy Bridge on the A86, then north along the A9 before turning right onto the A938 and then left onto the B9007. Drive further north and where do you end up after two hours? The answer is a little bend in the road by a gate which takes you down to Randolph's Leap and the put-in for the lower reaches of the Findhorn where there is yet another gorge section. This for me and the vast majority of the group was a first descent. Last year we had never made the trek this far into Scotland as there had been so much water around the Roy Bridge area to keep us happy, but it was Tuesday and we had only been on one river. We were therefore willing to travel far to get the paddling fix needed to stop us going mad and knowing that the Findhorn would go (thanks to some positive beta from a raft guide in Pitlochry who had paddled it the day before) we made the trek north.Once out of the cars we sauntered down the tourist path to the river to have a look at it.
Looking up Glen Roy. It may just be possible to see the parallel roads half way up the shot.Monday rolled around with little hope of a river paddle. There had still been no real rain meaning all the rivers were dropping off steadily and the list of low water runs I had compiled before the holiday had been thrown out of the window for some reason. In one last desperate attempt I started hatching plans to paddle the Roy Gorge hoping that with it being a gorge it would hold it's level slightly longer than other rivers. However, if the gorge was going to be attempted a long, stressful walk back up the Inca Trail would be needed to avoid a scrape down the lower reaches. Therefore before any firms plans were set a quartet of paddlers, me included, decided to head up Glen Roy to try and scout the gorge from the river bank.Looking upstream at another Head Banger and the drop below it.We eventually parked up by Roosters Tail, hopped over the fence and headed down the sodden fields as a li
It was the first whole day we had spent in Scotland after travelling up from Preston the day before and with little water in the rivers our options for a Sunday paddle were limited. After sitting around for some time in the chalets watching 'LVM 21: Newlyweds, Newborns and other Big Mistakes' we finally pulled ourselves together and headed off to Spean Bridge and the put in for the gorge section of the Spean. When we pulled into the car park at the Woollen Mill it was apparent that every other kayaker in Scotland had, had the same idea; the car park was packed with plastic and neoprene clad paddlers.It was a god send that we had the bright idea of getting kitted up back at the chalets 3 miles away in Roy Bridge as this meant we could quickly scuttle down to the river and get on ahead of what looked to be an extremely large university group.Four of the group getting into their boats.Once on the water the level did not surprise any of us. It was low, dog low in fact. All of the eas
I am soooo enjoying this stage of the oil painting. All the hard work has been done working out the tonal map with the grisaille technique that I can now just add my layers of colour.Because it is a landscape I have some flat darker colour in some areas where vegetation will be placed over the top giving the grasses and shrubbery depth. You didn't think I was going to paint every blade of grass did ya? This image isn't the best as the yellow for some reason wants to be dominant and yet the painting has very little left from the under painting. The rocks in fact do have a very pale wash of Burnt Sienna over them. Maybe the camera is picking up the yellow from that. I don't really have the time to spare to play around with the image too much so this one is it folks!I am hoping for a translucent sky, which already has two glazes of colour with more to come. I am unable to add the shrubbery that will come up above the skyline until this area is completed with glazes.Did I say I am enjoy
Just a very quick post today showing you the landscape painting that I am working on as is in my studio.Today I actually worked all over the painting, refining some of the tonal values with glazes along with catching other areas up.Back to the studio I go..... [imagine waving smiley here]Quick links:Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email technorati tags: Wip Chambers Gorge studio shot landscape oil painting, grisailleArts & Stuff with Susan Borgas
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Did some more work on this grisaille today and made sure a photo was taken this time. The yellow is showing up stronger than it really is. Not sure if it is my camera or the light conditions the photo was taken under.Yesterday was spent cleaning up in my garden, which I haven't done for twelve months or more and that is my excuse that I never posted to this blog yesterday.At the moment the weather is so beautiful here that my garden is just begging me to give it some tender loving care. Hopefully with some more rain in the near future, my garden will bounce back to its former glory. I may then come up with a garden painting if the area is pretty enough. Quick links:Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email technorati tags: grisaille, oil, landscape, garden, photo, blogArts & Stuff with Susan Borgas
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Nope the grisaille isn't finished much to my own disgust. Never mind it will be waiting for me when I get back from a two week break in New South Wales. Hubby and I are leaving tomorrow morning with our caravan in tow.Some of the areas called Outback and Heart of Country in New South Wales are the places Malcolm and myself will be visiting. I wish we could visit all the clickable areas on the map but it just will not happen because two weeks isn't enough time to do so, which is approximately the time we are taking away from home for this caravanning holiday.Thankfully we have a son and his partner that will look after the farm while we are away. It is very handy having them living a stones throw away.Well dear friends, this is the last post until my return. Take care and I will catch you all on Arts and Stuff when I arrive home. Oh yes and it isn't impossible that I may post a snapshot over on my other blog while we are away. Quick links:Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Emai
Steal a 648k snapshotIt is getting late and while Malcolm waits patiently in the Patrol I happily snap away to get some more photos as I know it will be quite some time before we visit this area again.It wasn't until after I posted the first photo of this area to SnapShots that I regretted not starting from the very beginning of the trip by way of telling a story for the whole day. It is something for me to remember to do in future.This last photo of the sun setting over Wilpena Pound was taken to close our daylight hours to a very big day on the road. This was the only stop that we made as the later the day became the more kangaroos we had to avoid hitting as they came out to feed. It was quite a relief to get back to Wilpena Pound caravan and camp grounds where we were staying at the time I was artist in residence.Steal a 323k snapshotFor those that are not familiar with Blog Feeds I have made it easy for you to subscribe to updates by using an email subscription. This way any upda
The grisaille is coming along really well but slowly as there are so many variants of tones to consider. One thing that surprises me, at this stage there is little paint used.Because I am not working the whole painting at once I am able to sit, which is good for my leg that is still giving me trouble although on the mend as long as I rest it. Maybe trying my hand out with a grisaille technique is timely to keep me off my feet.Not really sure when my next post will be. Once more there is a trip to Port Pirie tomorrow. This time it is in preparation with a two week trip interstate so need to get our vehicle serviced plus tucker shopping and other odds and ends done. Sadly we have a funeral to attend this week as well.Anyway Malcolm (husband) and I are not heading off with our van in tow for another week yet. With a bit of luck I hope to get the grisaille stage of this painting finished before we leave so that it dries properly before I start adding colour.Well I better go and clean my br
Click and steal a 642k SnapshotThis is another snapshot from deep in Chambers Gorge. I have to admit to being a little disappointed when Malcolm and I found the water hole, as it was just basically lower area of the creek bed without any vegetation growing around it; well other than the tree growing out of the side of the rock as you see in this image. The eucalyptus tree is certainly a very tough one!The waterhole wasn't all that big although there seemed plenty of depth to it, which I couldn't see because the breeze was coming down the gorge constantly in this area and rippling the water. I would have loved to have been able to take a photo of reflections in the water but knowing that we had to head back from where we had come, which was quite a distance and the time waiting for the water to level out wasn't available.There is photos to come from this area so watch out for them.If you haven't done so, check out the oil painting that I am working on at my Arts & Stuff blog. It is
My studio has an atmosphere of the outdoors today. No air-conditioner needed to cool things down so my door and large window is open to the East. The Magpie also is warbling a beautiful song just outside of my window as I paint.Because this work is so big (840 x 960 mm canvas) I am more comfortable getting the rock areas worked up ahead of the rest of the Grisaille. That is one of the reasons that I didn’t post yesterday, it was along day and yet I felt there wasn’t a lot to show and tell from the previous post.For those that are wondering what my paint mix is, it is equal parts of Raw Umber and Ivory Black which makes a lovely dark.Uh oh, there is a family domestic going on now amongst the magpies, now that is not relaxing!I am now getting right into the swing of the Grisaille knowing that the tonal map will be completed before I start adding colour and basically all the hard work will be done. I am fully aware that Grisaille are best suited for a Still Life and because of this, w
Ok.... on with the chambers gorge series of photos. By the time Malcolm (husband) and I had reached this area the flies were driving us nuts and that is an understatement! To get to this area we pushed through some thick native vegetation and even met a couple of university students who were cataloging the species of plants found in this area.We didn't walk through the gap as time was against us. The students had informed us that there was indeed a spring in this area which we found. That photo will be posted next.The rock pool painting from the Chambers Gorge area that I am presently working on isn't going to be posted today even though I have worked most of today on it. To see my first post of the work in progress, click here.Click and steal a 590k snapshotQuick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email Take a look at my Arts & Stuff Blog technorati tags: chambers gorge, flies, painting, image, photo, snapshots
Jeepers I must be mad!!! I have never done a Grisaille with oil before and I go and do a large one. As you can see I haven’t finished the first layer and yet more to be done. The correct values will be that much closer to what I want in the next pass and fined tuned in the third.The board was already primed with the yellow background so went with it for the Grisaille as that was all I had. The yellow has been very successful with my drier technique with oils so we will see how it goes with glazes.Well I better post this and then go and clean my brushes and pack my paints away…… catch ya tomorrow!Quick links:Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email technorati tags: Grisaille, chambers gorge, oil landscape, art, artist, landscape Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas
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Looking back from where we had come, this Snapshot shows the rock that my husband and I scrambled over when heading into Chambers Gorge. See the links at the bottom of the post for previous images of this area in the Flinders Ranges.Click and steal a 689kb SnapShotRelated PostsChambers GorgeChambers Gorge Snapshot with waterQuick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: Snapshot, image, photo, landscape, Chambers Gorge, Flinders Ranges
Yesterdays post showed a face of the cliff leading up to this area in todays snapshot of Chambers Gorge. The area is quite rugged and my husband and I found ourselves scrambling over rocks, avoiding stepping in water plus a watchful eye out for snakes and yes we did see one snake; don't know how many saw us though!Click here to steal a 680kb snapshotQuick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Emailfirst post for Chambers Gorge technorati tags: Snapshot, image, photo, landscape, chambers Gorge, water, rugged, snakes
The next painting that I would like to tackle is from the area known as Chambers Gorge in the Flinders Ranges. There are massive creeks that run into this area and look out if you get caught in a flash food. These floods have been know to bury Four Wheel Drives in this Gorge.Click for 652kb snapshotQuick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email Take a look at my Arts & Stuff BlogArts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website technorati tags: Snapshots, chambers gorge, flash flood, flinders, flinders ranges, images, photos, free, free snapshots, free photos, free images
Worlds End Gorge or what used to be known as Burra Creek is a lovely camping spot in South Australia. There is permanent water in the gorge although it is better to walk further in from the camping grounds to see the deeper water. While visiting, a yabby was spotted crawling around in the transparent water. It has been said that fish are also in these waters but can't say that any were spotted.This snapshot was taken back in July 2005 using my Nikon E5700 camera, which has now been retired with the barrel showing signs of wear from zooming in and out. "Thankfully I have thousands of photos to that cameras credit"Thankfully I have thousands of photos to that cameras credit and is now my back-up camera for the time I may have a dreadful breakdown with my new DSLR Nikon D80 and oh how I hope that is far into the future.I haven't had a chance to paint anything from the Burra area as I am so busy painting for the Painters of the Flinders Ranges network. More photos will be posted on SnapS
Well unless something comes to my notice that I need to make an alteration, this work is now finished.The creek bed was actually a lot of fun to do. I had stained the paper with darker pastels before putting the mid and lighter values over the top. Few flicks of grasses here and there plus a couple of fallen twigs. I could have put more of the fallen timber under the tree but thought it was busy enough already without additional debris. The close up of the creek bed is blown up larger than the actual painting even though I have shrunk the pixels. It will give you a pretty good idea what the pastel marks look likeNow for the completed painting.Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas
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Qutang Gorge starts from DaXi of Wushan County to Baidicheng City of Fengjie County, Chongqing. The total length is 8 kilometers. The scenery is the most grand and precipitous in Changjiang River Three Gorges. The roaring Yangtze River enters the gorge to meet with the grand Kui Gorge. The peaks on both sides of the [...]
