Ecuador - December 2015



Marla Laubisch
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Darlene Twitchell
Guayas, Ecuador
8x10, oil
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 Manny Jacob Banados
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 Marsha Gordon
'Scenic Beach'
Malecon Julio Izurieta
Quarter sheet watercolor
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 Jeanne Grant
Uniball Pen
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 Jeanne Grant
Colored Pencil
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 Jeanne Grant
Graphite
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 Catherine Hale
"The Banana Plantation Coloring Book"
Ink on cartridge paper
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 Sylvia J Larsen
Old Barn
9x9"  Watercolor
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 Janell Nishida
“Santuario Mariano Churchyard”
10x10 ink and watercolor
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 Crystell Nishizaki
Galapagos Rocks
mixed media  5" x7"
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 Sherry Schmidt
Watercolor
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 Sherry Schmidt
Watercolor
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 Rebecca Wang
Parakeets
10x12 canvas panel
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 Joan Watson
Watercolor and ink in 9”x 9” Watercolor Sketchbook
Timeout at the Beach
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 Joan Watson
Watercolor and ink in 9”x 9” Watercolor Sketchbook
Primitive Mountain Road
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Joan Watson
Watercolor and ink in 9”x 9” Watercolor Sketchbook
Waterfront Park
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 Charlie Abrahamson
9"x12" pastel/colored pencil
"No One Home”
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 Charlie Abrahamson
"Thorny Trail"
9"x12" pastel/colored pencil
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Manny Jacob Banados
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  Earl M Boyer
Banos, Turgurahua, Ecuador
Pastels with Toned paper
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 Stanley Epperson
Sucre, Esmeraldas
8X10 in. Oil
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 Sketch Gurl
Watercolor
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 E J Mordasky
Street Corner in Ecuador
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 Janell Nishida
Galapagos Tortoises
4x7 watercolor
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 Darlene Pucillo
"Woman-of-Valor, Cuenca Ecuador"
oil painting, 10x12"
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 Suzanne Queen
Galapagos
5 in x 7 in, Watercolor and Ink
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 Andreas Schweizer
ECUADOR
Sport field in Guayaquil
Watercolour, 10 x 7
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Patricia Musgrave
The Road Home
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 Mike Bergen
“Cuenca, Equador”
9X12 Pen & Ink
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 Anthony Billings
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Cuenca
watercolor, 11"x15"
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 Celene Farris
Hacienda
Imbabura, Ecuador
9x12, oil
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 Marie-Christine Lalange
« Playa de los Frailes »
Watercolor (12 ½ x 16 1/8) (32 x 41 cm)
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 Pedro Martin

30,5 x 45,5 cm, Watercolor on paper
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 JM Needham
4x4 inches, oil on canvas board
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 Carol Nuernberger
Malecon del Estero Salado
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Tom Ohman
Malecon Playas, Guayas
Pencil 9x12
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 Charlene Brown
Christmas in Baños de Agua Santa
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 Bill Collie
Cotopaxi
ink and watercolour, 24 x16cm
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 Jean-Michel Gruet
Aquarelle 25x30 200gr

 Gus M.
pencil and watercolor on paper
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 Carol Nuernberger
Street Market, Santa Elena
acrylic on canvas
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 Murilo S. Romeiro
Galápagos
Faber-Castell Ecco Pigment 0,4 and watercolor on paper (20x30cm)
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Ysabi
aquarelle 26/17cm
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 Carolee S. Clark
"Drawing #120415"
8.5" x  5"
ink on paper
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 Celene Farris
Chimborazo, Ecuador
9x12, oil
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 Teri Ann LaBuwi
Coastline: Manabi, Ecuador
Acrylic
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 Janell Nishida
Galapagos Island Seal
6.5x10 watercolor
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Murilo Romeiro
Machachi - Ecuador
dip pen and watercolor on paper
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Lugar de Cita
20" x 20", oil

Our December Paint out is
Ecuador
Open for participation December 1 through December 31




You'll find an interactive map of Ecuador above, though you can't access the little yellow pegman from that map. Use the link on the upper left of, or below, the map, "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 Ecuador. This small country in South America has quite a bit of coverage with Street View. It should be fun traveling around Ecuador, a beautiful place with ample subjects to paint or draw.
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! Google has 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.

If you want a link to your reference included with your information please make sure you include the SHORT URL for the reference with your submissionUsing the new Google Map to get a short link to your location in Street View, you need to do the following...

While in Street View, click on the three dots in the box that shows the location name. In the pop out box then click "Share or Embed Image". Click on that and in the box that pops up, make sure the "Share Link" tab is active, then simply check the box for "Short URL". Copy that link and paste it in the body of your email submission (and send to yourself so you don't lose your location.)


Below is another option for getting a short URL. If you use Google Chrome browser, install the short URL app. Makes it really easy to grab a short URL from any page you are on.


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!

1 comment:

Frank Hudson said...

This interactive map provides an excellent opportunity to explore Ecuador and find incredible subjects for art. Any artist can easily follow the instructions given and interact with the landscape, while maintaining image sizes within a range that would make it look awesome to all.

In New York City, a place that is alive with artistic expression and culture, being involved in such initiatives gives a worldwide view within the community of local artists. Indeed, it makes me think about how one may go through different things in New York. I mean from virtual exploration of landscapes to dealing with an unexpected situation like towed car nyc.