Agave Parryi

Agave Parryi,

Century Plant,

at home on Wilson Mountain 

high above Sedona.

This is a 5" x 7" watercolor drawing on professional grade card stock.

Little Horse Trail Below Chicken Point

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Finally made it back to Sedona, and celebrated by purchasing an America the Beautiful Senior Lifetime Pass.

The Red Rock Ranger District Visitor Center, where the pass was purchased, is just up the road from Little Horse Trailhead, and easy walk that leads to the foot of Chicken Point, 

a popular Pink Jeep destination. 

My ticket to the Great Outdoors.

 "Little Horse Trail Below Chicken Point" 

is an 8" x 10" acrylic painting on panel.

AZ Hiking Sketchbook 2015

AZ Hiking Sketchbook 2015

By Nancy Boudreau

Twenty-four watercolor sketches 

from the beautiful wilderness trails of 

Phoenix, Cave Creek, and Sedona.

Click on the cover above to see a preview of the full book, courtesy of Blurb.

Airport Loop Trail - Looking Back

Walking the Airport Loop Trail again through pencil and watercolors, as I look back over my days in Sedona. 

Wilson Canyon Trail

Walking up Wilson Canyon Trail at the end of the day, accompanied by long shadows. The bridge at the trailhead where 89A crosses the canyon is yet another dynamic view worth seeing.

A view of the workspace

Still employing that old piece of aluminum foil as a palette -
it lends a wonderful array of pre-mixed colors.

The Arizona sketchbook,
opened to Wilson Canyon Trail page,
photographed before signing.

Reflections On Woods Canyon

Reflections on the creek running down Woods Canyon, Sedona - another page from my Arizona travel sketchbook.

Devil's Bridge

Devil's Bridge is very popular because of it's scenic views and photo opportunities. 

Red Rock Beach

A travel sketch of boulders and sky reflections at Red Rock Beach. This is in the lower section of Sedona's Woods Canyon Trail. 

Woods Canyon

A quick sketch this morning of one of my favorite places along Woods Canyon Trail.

Walk Around Airport Loop

Another page from the Arizona travel sketchbook - the walk around Airport Loop in the center of Sedona.

On The Way to Chicken Point

The view on the way to Chicken Point.

The palette, a simple piece of aluminum foil used with Sakura Koi watercolors tubes.

 

On Submarine Rock

In this foreshortened view of Submarine Rock, looking toward west Sedona and Coffee Pot Rock, that pinky-orange color known as "Sedona Red" got lost.  Tough to capture, camera and watercolors tend to go too far in either direction, between red and yellow. As for the foreshortening itself, to get a sense of scale, imagine the greenery on the rock to be the height of an average human.

Submarine Rock

The first view of Submarine Rock, emerging from a sea of pines.

Broken Arrow Trail

The Broken Arrow Trail is heavily traveled and parallels a jeep road out to Submarine Rock and Chicken Point. The popularity of this route is deserved, given the continuous scenic views interspersed with intimate passages through the forest. This is the second Sedona scene from my Arizona travel sketchbook.

Bell Rock Loop at Sunset

After four days of hiking, scenes from Sedona are beginning to make their appearance in my Arizona travel sketchbook. In this view at sunset, the foot traffic around Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte have been chased away as blue shadows pool across the flats and begin to flood the high ground.