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Vermont Gouache

August 11, 2016 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Benn, VT, 072316
Benn, VT, 072316
gouache in handmade sketchbook, 7.5×7.5 in, 2016

In July I took a road trip to paint outside in southern Vermont. Choosing to use watercolor and gouache on paper solved numerous itinerant-painting related issues. Watercolor and gouache dry fast, have quick set-up and clean-up, and need very little storage space. The paint doesn’t melt in the heat or threaten to ignite within a baking car. There are no combustible rags to dispose. These considerations make it possible to produce a variety and quantity of paintings in rapidly changing conditions and locations while traveling. The paintings were done in a handmade sketchbook. This link to a blog post shows the book and some of the steps in making it.

Park McCullough, Benn, VT, 072316
Park McCullough, Benn, VT, 072316
gouache in handmade sketchbook, 7.5×7.5 in, 2016
Park McCullough, Benn, VT, 072316
Park McCullough, Benn, VT, 072316
watercolor & pencil in handmade sketchbook, 7.5×7.5 in, 2016
Jennings, Benn, VT, 072216
Jennings, Benn, VT, 072216
watercolor & gouache in handmade sketchbook, 7.5×7.5 in, 2016
Benn, VT, 072216
Jennings, Benn, VT, 072216
watercolor & pencil in handmade sketchbook, 7.5×7.5 in, 2016
Benn, VT, 072116
Benn, VT, 072116
watercolor & pen in handmade sketchbook, 7.5×7.5 in, 2016
Moon Over Horses, 072416
Moon Over Horses, 072416
gouache in handmade sketchbook, 7.5×7.5 in, 2016

Filed Under: Books, Gouache & Watercolor, Landscape Outdoor, Painting Tagged With: bennington, sketchbook, Vermont

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