Doug Hoppes (SketchBook)

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Another study

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Another study

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Really digging those painted trees on the last page.

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Thanks... those were some plein air studies.

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Plein Air Study: Hinesburg, Vermont

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Plein Air Study: Burlington, Vermont

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Plein Air Study: Williston, Vermont

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Plein air study: Williston, Vermont

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Plein air study: Grand Isle, Vermont

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Plein air study: Williston, Vermont. This is a tree on my street.

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Plein Air Study: Burlington, Vermont. Down by the shore of Lake Champlain.

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Plein air study: Webster Lake, NH. That storm was heading straight for me as I painted.

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Plein air study: Webster Lake, NH. Part of the grounds of the house we were staying at.

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Done during a plein air event in Waitsfield, Vermont. One of the two paintings that I did that day (both sold).

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Another painting of the grounds at Webster Lake, NH.

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Plein-air study of a farm field in Shelburne, Vermont.

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Started working on some autumn trees. This was another tree study down my street.

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Another tree study on my street. I like how the greens and the autumns color mix. Makes the tree more interesting.

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Plein air study of Lake Champlain (Burlington, Vermont). It was a pretty windy day.

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Birch study during this fall.

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Not your typical tree (plein-air study in Shelburne, Vermont).

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Another storm coming towards me (Grand Isle, Vermont). We have a lot of grey days in Vermont.

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Electric Dam in Essex Junction, Vermont.

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One of the few non-rainy days in Vermont.

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Just off the easel. "Unseen Beauty" 12 x 9 oil on canvas.

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Playing around with one of MJ Ranums photos.

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"Protection" 16 x 20 oil on canvas

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Another creature design for the Creature of the Week challenge. Needed to be a dragon-type that blew bubbles. The idea was that the side-spikes generated the bubbles, rather than the mouth.

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Another Creature Study

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More playing around with eyes and sticks.