On the road near Frisco, CO
Acrylic 10 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Montezuma Road
4 inch x 4 inch watercolor
"Bridge at Shock Hill"
Oil on canvas, 20" x 16"
Snowy Woodland
oil on 10x14
Summit County Road 10
Oil on canvas, 18x24cm
"Down the slope"
watercolor
size 32 x 24cm
High Country Yurt, Summit County, CO
7.25 in x 10.5 in, Watercolor
Breckenridge House
9 x 12 watercolor
"Winter's Blanket"
Acrylic on canvas, 16" X 12"
County Road 6
Watercolor
"Dillon Reservoir"
10 x 8 inches, watercolor
"Snowed In"
6" X 9" watercolor
watercolor
Colorado Winterscape
14 x 11 oil on canvas board
"Snowy day on Main Street"
Breckenridge, Colorado
6" x 8" (Oil on Canvas Board)
"Silent Night"
4 x 6 inches, ink and watercolor
Soda Ridge Road, Keystone Colorado
Watercolor in Canson Scetchbook
"Snowboarders Chillin' at Breckenridge"
Downtown Breckenridge, Colorado
6x6 inch acrylic on paper
Snowy Morning, Summit County
13" x 9.5" oil on board
Downhill Junior
oil on 12x16 canvas panel
Oil on canvas
Mountain Barn
Watercolor, 5x7"
Bubba Gump, Breckenridge
8" x 6" Oil on linen panel
"Montezuma Road"
acrylic on board
"The Red House"
Harris Street in Breckenridge
watercolor, 32cm x 24cm
Western Sky Ranch
Ink and watercolour
"On the Slopes"
7x10 watercolor
I70 Frisco
oil on canvas, 8" x 10"
Marksberry Way
Breckenridge, Colorado
8 x10 acrylic on canvas
"Class Time"
Breckenridge,CO
8x10 Acrylic,Canvas Panel
In Case of Fire!
5"x7" acrylic on canvas panel
"I'd Rather Be Skiing"
10" x 10", acrylic on canvas
"Main Street USA"
Breckenridge, CO
9x12 Acrylic
Breckenridge from County Road 10
Oil, 11x14
200 White Cloud Drive, Breckenridge
Watercolour, 14" x 10"
Winterland
Acrylics, 6" X 6" linen canvas
"Main Street Frisco, CO - Western View"
8X8 gouache on matboard
Ski Lift Trees, Keystone Resort
7.5 in x 10.25 in, Watercolor
Breckenridge Ski Pass
6" x 8" Oil on linen panel
Hillside Trees
9" X 12", Acrylic on Canvas
5th AVENUE COLORADO
6" x 8", oil on canvas board
On a Winter Day
Acrylics on 6" X 6" linen canvas
164 County Road 1041
pastel on cardboard paper
12.75" x 7.75"
County Road 6, Colorado
Pastel
Giberson Bay
acrylic on canvas board 8 x 10
View of Heaton Bay in Summit County Colorado
Oil on canvas
Fairview Boulevard, Breckenridge
Watercolour 10 1/2” x 14”
The Footbridge
5"x7" acrylic on canvas panel
106 North French Street, Breckenridge
5x7 oil on linen
Breckenridge Fall
6x6 oil on gesso board
Under the I70 Bridge, Silverthorne, CO
gouache
A3 Moleskine Plainbook
"Breckenridge Chalet"
10" x 10"
acrylic on canvas
Open space in Summit County, Colorado
pastel on cardboard paper
12.75" x 7.75"
Alpen Rose Place, Dillon Colorado
felt-tip markers in Moleskine A3 Plainbook
Bill Guffey
Breckenridge Lamp and Trees
9" x 12", oil
Breckenridge Lamp and Trees
9" x 12", oil
Our January 2012 Paintout is
Summit County, Colorado
Open for participation from
January 1st till January 31st.
View Larger Map
You'll find an interactive map of Summit County, Colorado above,
though you can't access the little yellow pegman from
that map. Use the link below it, "View Larger Map",
and the map will appear on your monitor; drag the
little Yellow Man onto the map, let go while he's
over a blue area, and start exploring. Find an
interesting subject/area. Change it all you want. Or paint
it straight up as you see it. Instructions are in
the sidebar to the right. Any questions, ask 'em in
the comments or email me directly.
This month we travel to Summit County, Colorado. Summit County has four of North America's premier ski resorts; Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapaho Basin and Copper Mountain. Street View has taken to the slopes giving you the opportunity to paint from some of the best runs in the country. Breckenridge and Keystone specifically have Street View available on the ski areas terrain.
I included the entire county this month so that artists can find locations that appeal to them. There are many snow scenes in the town of Breckenridge and many scenes without snow in the rest of the county. Rocky Mountain views, lake views, urban, ranches and more to choose from.
Below is a map of Summit County. Please try to stay within the boundaries, which are roughly, The Eisenhower Tunnel to the east on I-70, Hoosier Pass to the south on Highway 9, Vail Pass to the west on I-70 and the Town of Henney to the north on Highway 9..
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING...
It is necessary to stress the importance of a couple of rules.
One is the image size issue. It states in the rules
in the right sidebar on this blog that the image has
to be at a resolution of 72 and no larger than 1000
pixels on the widest side. Submissions not following the rules will not be posted.
IGNORE THE BLUE DOTS!
It appears that Google has now added every user
submitted photograph to the maps in the form of blue dots. Make
sure your reference comes from the actual Street View
application and not a photograph. Thanks.
Also, each artist must include the URL of the location that the artwork is based upon.
To find the URL is easy. In the maps mode, while
looking at your scene you have chosen, click the
"LINK" button at the top LEFT of the screen, check the "Short URL" button. With that link
highlighted simply copy it and paste into your email with
your submission. (How do you not lose your location? Click "SEND" with your view up and email it to yourself.) Remember, these buttons are found at the top left of the map.
So there you go. Should be extremely easy. If your submission doesn't show up on the blog, please check the list near the top in the sidebar entitled, "Don't see your submission? This could be the reason..." Thanks.
Thanks again to Google, as they have given their permission for
artists to use Street View as a reference for
paintings that can then be sold without fear of
copyright infringement.
And thank you, artists, for participating.
Remember, participation is open to all levels of artistic ability.
NOW LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!
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4 comments:
What a gorgeous area to paint! Thank you Bill!
Just wanted say I love the Virtual Paintout so much. I've been following it on and off for a year. The entire concept and amazing results are so inspiring. I haven't submitted anything yet, but I have done some, including Norway, San Francisco and some locations I did on my own from Google. I may submit something in the future. Thank you for putting the whole thing together, Bill. It it wasn't for this blog, I probably won't have picked up a pencil this entire time. I'm sure there are others who feel the same way I do. Anyway, I'm endebited to the Virtual Paintout for much of my creative inspiration.
Thanks for the comments. I'm glad this project can inspire someone.
I agree, the Virtual Paintout is what inspired me to start a blog and publish my paintings and drawings on the Internet. I look forward to discovering every new location. We should package the Summit County collection as a set of holiday cards!!
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