Bodie.

I'm just coming back from a road trip around California. Along the way we stopped at Bodie where I painted this little watercolour. It hasn't changed much since I was there last, with Neil, thirteen years ago.


Watercolour. 7x5 1/2". 2007.

Half Dome.

Watercolour. 7x10".

Jackson Hole.

Watercolour. 7x10".

Yellowstone.

Sketching at sunrise with my back to the 'Old Faithful', I was so cold I could barely hold the brush.

Watercolour. 7x10".

South Rim.

Watercolour. 7x10".

Glacier.

This famous National Park will soon have to change its name for lack of ice.


Watercolour. 7x10".

Middle of Nowhere.

After our visit to Glacier National Park, we found ourselves waiting for transportation at this landing strip (would'nt even call it an airfield) in Middle of Nowhere, Montana. After a day in the Rocky Mountains, this place was so flat I felt a bit agoraphobic. Windy too.


Bryce Canyon. The hike we took that day turned into a little game of 'Who will get to the top first' leaving some in our group on the verge of collapse (including our guide, a park ranger who didn't realize exactly how competitive Hollywood executives can be).


Watercolour. 7x10".

After the Rain.

During the several years of production , I was lucky enough to be part of two scouting trips around the western states. The upcoming serie of posts will be devoted to sketches and paintings done on these occasions.
That day, we woke before dawn to a spectacular thunderstorm lighting the whole valley whith purple flashes. Later on, we learned how sticky the red dirt in this area can be when it turns to mud.


From a previous trip.

Watercolour. 7x10.

Meadow.

Gouache on paper. 1998. Copyright Dreamworks.

Owens Valley.

Watercolour. 18x24. 1998.

Indian Canyon.

WaterColour. 18x24. 1998.

Old mill.

Watercolour sketch. 2005.

Manoir.

Watercolour sketch. 2005.

River Indre.

Watercolour sketch. 2005.

Nenuphars.

Watercolour sketch.2005.

Hillside.

Same hillside from the same spot but in winter and in the afternoon.
18x24 Watercolor.1997.

Interlude.

Hillside in summer. Coldwater Canyon.
18x24 Watercolor. 1997.

Another island.

Visiting family in Moorea. 2004. Watercolor sketch.

Josephine's bathtub.

Sketching from a small boat, I soon discovered, was not such a good idea, even on a calm day and passing vessels added to the fun. In this area, a curiously shaped coral reef is dubbed 'Josephine's bathtub' in memory of Bonaparte's creole wife who is said to have been a regular visitor. In the middle of this very shallow outer reef, a nearly perfect circular hole carpeted in white sand looks like a giant natural hot tub. Popular with the locals.
Martinique.2003.

In transit.

Watercolor sketch while sitting in limbo at Montego Bay airport. Jamaica. 2003.