Suspended
Posted: June 29, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized 8 CommentsToday was the first time I painted on a suspension bridge, hanging over the Queechee Gorge in Vermont. Every time a truck rumbled by I was afraid all my stuff would go tumbling over the edge so I hung on tight to my brushes. It’s hard to take a photo of a vertical spread in the Moleskine so I’ll have to scan it when I get home.
Shari, this is a masterpiece! It feels awesome the way the depth and breadth of a gorge would feel peering from above on a suspension bridge, no less! I love all the pattern of shapes
and delightful colours in the reflection and on the trees and then it falls into a nice perspective
in the hills. 🙂
Thanks Mary. I’m so glad you liked this. It was not really the optimum painting conditions, crouched down on the span of a bridge but I’m glad I did it. Luckily I don’t have vertigo!
Shari,Lovely again! My husband and I were there two autumns ago and had lunch at Simon Pearce Glassblowers and I sketched a covered bridge.It was the highlight of our trip to Vermont.
I understand they were badly damaged in floods but were rebuilding.
Thanks Linda. I love Simon Pierce but never made it there yesterday. Woodstock is so beautiful for sketching. The whole area is wonderful, especially in the fall.
Queechee Gorge.What a beautiful place. Spent a weekend there years ago for the hotair balloon festival.Marvelous water colour.
Thank you for the pic,
Andy
Thanks Andy. The gorge is so dramatic!
I just noticed that there is a hot air balloon festival near Montreal in August. I think I have to go there to sketch.
You deserve a bravery medal trying this. You did well… not easy to get that perspective feel of looking down into the gorge… but obviously not a problem for you.
So, with this new-found “extreme sports” approach to painting, I am assuming that your comment about going to the balloon festival means that you will be painting from a balloon in flight…???
Yes. I think that will be my new challenge. Sketching while bungee jumping, hang gliding, etc.