Hunt 599 Continues

I sketched outside yesterday.  I sound like a broken record when I say that it was a beautiful day.  That saying is too old,  broken records aren't around much anymore.  Anyway, I sat in a camp chair and sketched in the travel sketchbook, a Canson Multi Media, 7 x 10 inches, with a Zig 05 pen.

Number 5, step - the step is a large flat piece of sandstone.  There are two little chainsaw carved bears one with the welcome sign and one hanging on one of the log pillars.  Cute.

Number 6, watermelon - in the Canson Watercolor sketchbook, 9 x 12 inches. 

I used watercolors from the tube and brushes instead of the small travel kit with the brushes that hold their own water.  It didn't help much.  I need to get out my color chart I made with Pomona in class so that my colors are mixed the same and also make up more to start with to have plenty and not have to mix more. 

Again, good painting and sketching requires dedication and practice.  I'm telling myself to get with it....

Sue is going to take a class with Anni Crouter in Michigan.  Her watercolors are absolutely amazing.  My son says she must live in watercolors.  Here is a link to her animals, for me the horses, but look around at the other paintings ... wow!   http://www.annicrouter.com/domestic%20animals.html

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We went to Taos yesterday for Gene's physical therapy.  Stopped in at Yu Garden to have some good Volcano Shrimp and see Amanda.  She wasn't there again.  She is in Albuquerque opening a new restaurant near the University of New Mexico.  Maybe we can see her when we go through Albuquerque.  Her place in Albuquerque will be Yu Eat.

We  bought a few groceries in Taos.  Some things are cheaper there and fresher by a little bit.  I picked up a watermelon without even thinking it was on the list.  Subconscious I guess.

Houses like this adorn the walls of the canyon between Angel Fire and Taos.  It is 23 miles and takes about 40 minutes because of the curves.  It must be scary in the wintertime. 
Here is a little time lapse video as we neared and got into Taos.
https://youtu.be/z9qA_DRBHQg

As you near Taos, the sides of the canyon go from pine trees to cedar and rocks.

In Taos, the buildings are mostly pueblo style and the landscaping is local plants that don't require much water.