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Canyon Highlights – Painting of the Week
Gouache can be Vibrant
These Canyons were somewhere between Zion National Park to Rancho Mirage, California. When the sun hits the stone, they light up. Light bounces off and reflects into the crevices of the shaded rocks, increasing the colors vibrancy. Canyon Highlights boldly exaggerates shadows and plants in an interesting way. Sometimes these mountains look deceptively close to the road and it feels safer to take a picture than to try and sneak by those beautiful but dangerous Teddy Bear Cactus – “Cholla”.
From this painting, you can see Gouache has a lot of Oomph for creating bright beautiful intense opaques as well as the beautiful pastel colors. They are so interesting to blend and layer. This media is also easy to transport for painting on location. Start with intense shadows and work from there.
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P.S. Canyon Highlights is at BAGA – Bismarck Art & Galleries Association
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81st Annual Fall Art Show
BAGA Hosts 81st Annual Fall Art Show – One of the largest exhibits in the region
View the Fall Art Show October 7 to October 30
The Bismarck Art & Galleries Association (BAGA) is proud to present its largest and longest-running art exhibition, the 81st Annual Fall Art Show, on view October 7–30, 2025. This juried exhibit showcases 242 works of art by 88 artists from across the region, continuing a legacy that began in the early 1940s.
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You can still join me at my Beginning Gouache class starting this Friday in Fargo!
October 24-26 | 10am-3:30pm Friday –Sunday
HIA-Hospice Community Room South Entrance
3800 56th Avenue S Fargo, ND 58104
Supplies are available at very reasonable prices.
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