Travelling Artist Vlog #7 Painting Camelback Mountain, Arizona, USA. Plein-Air Tutorial

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[@sunnybnny]

Thanks! Beautiful cactus painting…

[@GeorgeFrederickThomas]

Thanks very much :)

[@JonBradhamArtist]

Great work! Not easy hiking, painting and filming in such heat. Thanks for sharing with us

[@GeorgeFrederickThomas]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@daleshawn1910]

Very helpful information on shadow colors. I’m painting a similar subject. Thank you!

[@GeorgeFrederickThomas]

Thanks! I'm happy to hear that! I hope it helps with your painting

[@rebeccasanders2812]

I live in AZ! So fun to see!

[@GeorgeFrederickThomas]

It's a beautiful place! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@ianbrowne8871]

No naked sunbathers this time? What a relief! This looks like another planet. A fine result.

[@GeorgeFrederickThomas]

Yes although I'm sure they would have got a great sun tan here haha! The scenery is vastly different to anywhere I've been before. I'm happy you like the painting :)

[@ianbrowne8871]

Indeed I did ! You did well to achieve such good tonal balances in such bright sunlight! I assume the straw hat helped and was not jus a homage to Van Gogh!! @@GeorgeFrederickThomas

[@GeorgeFrederickThomas]

Thanks! The hat served both purposes!

[@ianbrowne8871]

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[@zoewhiteart7676]

Aww, love the painting!! Such an alien landscape to what we have in the UK, wonderful.

[@GeorgeFrederickThomas]

Thank you so much! The scenery is so different to anywhere I've been before!

[@usetherightbrain.]

The Saguaro cactus is found only in the Sonoran desert, only in Northern Mexico and the South of Arizona. Tuscon has a most excellent Sonoran Desert Museum, a great place to visit to learn more of the Flora and Fauna of the Sonoran Desert.

[@GeorgeFrederickThomas]

That's interesting, thanks for the info. I'd never realised cacti that big existed! The landscapes are so different to those I'm used to in the UK. I've been finding Arizona a really inspiring place to paint!

[@usetherightbrain.]

And Mr GFT, a most excellent composition!! The light and shadows in Arizona are most unique to me,.. something about the desert sky.. BTW, I absolute adore the English countryside, and could spend a lifetime painting landscape in UK. @@GeorgeFrederickThomas

[@denisesanborn9965]

Are you painting with oil or acrylic?

[@GeorgeFrederickThomas]

I'm painting with oil paint