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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Time Away From Home, Sedona by Joan Tavolott

In 2002 my husband and I drove cross-country for the first time from NY to California.
One of the stops we made on the way out to CA was to Sedona, Arizona. It is a beautiful spot.
The red rocks were really impressive and I loved the different formations. I did a few sketches out there, but the air was so dry and hot that the watercolors dried almost instantly.
I do hope to get back to Sedona some day.


12 comments:

  1. I too have been to Sedona. I know what you mean by the rock formations and the striated colors in the rocks. They are beautiful. Your painting captures it beautifully.

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  2. Lovely colours, just like they really are (though hard to believe until you see it with your own eyes!) I also have been to Sedona and hope to go back someday.

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  3. wonderful rocks... i can definitely feel the heat of the desert!

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  4. I made the same trip from Chicago last summer. It was a trip I'll never forget. Love your rocks and the colors used. Happy PPF!

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  5. The colour of the rocks is lovely Joan. That was some drive from one side of the US to the other!

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    1. For a while my husband didn't want to fly so we drove everywhere within the states. We made the complete cross-country trip twice. It is a long drive.

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  6. Great work, Joan! Looking at the painting, I can feel the light, dryness and heath there:)

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  7. The colors there are amazing! Thanks everyone!!!

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  8. beautiful and what a wonderful memory keep of a beautiful place,

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  9. That must have been a tremendously long drive. Having watched so many cowboy films when I was young, there were so many places like this that I wanted to see, but it never happened. The red of the rocks is so rich, and the rock formations look like carved figures. Wonderful to see things like that.

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    1. Luckily we had a comfortable car to travel in and weren't on horseback for the trip. LOL Thanks! I'm glad that we got to see some of the many places I had wanted to see for so long.

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