No.16 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park was officially designated a national park on February 26, 1919. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, the park is located in northwestern Arizona. The park’s central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is often considered […]
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Singin’ the Rigi Blues
I have a straightforward landscape to share with you today, an unabashed colour study of Mt Rigi in Switzerland. It’s a subject you’ll have spotted plenty of times in my recent work! But as with Turner’s famous depictions of the ‘Queen of the Mountains‘ I find different things to work […]
Read MoreNo. 15 – Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
No.15 of my 2018 world series challenge is Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau run along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on the South Island of New Zealand (the others are ). A popular tourist destination, Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of these parallel lakes and covers an area of 83 square kilometres at […]
Read MoreA Little Night and Day Animation
Here is a loop of animation I created with the Sacre Coeur illustration from my World Series. I was playing around with adjustments in photoshop and decided that it would be fun to recreate a night and day animation of the Basilica. It’s probably the best place from which to view […]
Read MoreNo.14 – Sacre Coeur, Paris
No.14 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Sacre Coeur, Paris. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, is commonly known as the Sacré-CÅ“ur Basilica (French: Basilique du Sacré-CÅ“ur) and often simply Sacré-CÅ“ur. A Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of Montmartre, […]
Read MoreNo.13 – Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
No.13 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles. Griffith Observatory is a facility in Los Angeles, California, sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park. It commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin, including Downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. The observatory is a […]
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