In this watercolor I am trying to catch vibration created by late afternoon light on the young cottonwood on the bank of the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.
Merced River Yosemite
11″ x 14″ (private collection)
Leslie Landers
Yosemite Sketchbook
Yosemite has always been a special place to me. There is, of course, the absolute grandeur of the place. There is intimacy also. I remember specific small rock formations from childhood visits. Continue reading “Yosemite Sketchbook”
Shoreline Park Lake Sketches
I love that my husband and I live close to Shoreline Park. Now that I no longer have a sixty hour high technology workweek, we’re able to enjoy it on laid-back weekday afternoons.
I’ve enjoyed filling sketchbooks with people learning to sail and playing kayak water polo. Shoreline Park Lake is also a rich environment for birds including geese, white cranes and avocets.