Vilcabamba, river

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Vilcabamba, river, watercolour on paper, A3

Vilcabamba, river - detail

Vilcabamba, river - detail

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Vilcabamba, a forest path

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Vilcabamba, a forest path

 watercolour on paper, A3

Vilcabamba, a forest path- detail

Just over a week more here.

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Vilcabamba, big hill

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Vilcabamba, big hill, watercolour on paper, A3

Vilcabamba, big hill - detail

Vilcabamba, big hill - detail

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Vilcabamba, mountains

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Vilcabamba, mountains, watercolour, A3

Vilcabamba, mountains - detail

Vilcabamba, mountains - detail

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Trees by a river, late afternoon; gouache

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Trees by a river, late afternoon

 watercolour and gouache on paper, A3

Trees by a river, late afternoon- detail

Trees by a river, late afternoon- detail

I began using some gouache to deepen the colour in the darker areas. 

It works very well.

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Vilcabamba, Ecuador

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Vilcabamba, a bridge, watercolour on paper, A3

Vilcabamba, a bridge - detail

Vilcabamba, a bridge - detail

I arrived here yesterday afternoon- I can already see that Vilcabamba has been more or less totally colonised by Americans, often hippy.  

But it is extremely pleasant for nature and I think I`ll be able to work easily in from my little cabin which is rather romantically situated near this river.

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Cuenca, Eucalyptus trees

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Cuenca, Eucalyptus trees

watercolour on paper, A3

Cuenca, Eucalyptus trees - detail

Cuenca, Eucalyptus trees - detail

Painted with new, much larger brushes- these allow me to stand back to work, and force me to focus on the general, not the details.

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