What a treat!
The one titled Cows and Cat was a quick sketch I did to remind myself that Travis had left the ranch for some years to be a heavy equipment operator... it's come in handy laying miles and miles of waterline... this bulldozer (cat) doubles as a scratching post for these lovely heifers.
Hillside Mosaic was to remind me of how close the ranch is to the John Day Fossil Beds and the Painted Hills... there were areas out there that were big colorful striated rock slides... just like in the painted hills..... the red color was repeated in the rich red coats of the cows. Beautiful.
Norma on Location
I have this philosophy about photography and traveling. I don’t want to be looking through a narrow lens waiting for something to happen… I’d rather be looking around and taking it all in because for darn sure it will be like looking up at the summer sky watching for shooting stars-- always looking the wrong way at the right time and missing the main event! I do carry along my sketchbook. I’m always doodling… trying to capture little scenes (that of course my camera was not ready for) and getting them down on paper. I use these to get the color palate and a feeling for place on paper for later use or just to remember what I was doing and what happened. I do back up sketches with photos if I know I’m going to want to work on a project more in the studio |
