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    Palettes of Keuka: Part 2

    August 27, 2020 /
    Palettes of Keuka part 2 blog cover

    This week I’m sharing more about my painting process.  While I’m specifically speaking about painting the palette for the Palettes of Keuka in this blog post, I follow a similar process for other projects.  I’ve compiled pictures of the process and video clips from the 100 Day Project that showed…

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    Palettes of Keuka: Part 1

    August 20, 2020 /
    Palettes of Keuka part 1 blog cover

    Guess what’s happening today!?  I’m a little excited!  (If you couldn’t tell.)  Bidding for the Palettes of Keuka opens today!!  When I was invited to participate in Palettes of Keuka this year I was so excited!  In honor of the bidding starting for this event, I’m sharing what inspired my…

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    Waterfall Wednesday: Rocky Falls

    March 13, 2019 /
    Rocky Falls Waterfall Wednesday blog cover

    Rocky Falls (top), photograph, 2018 For today’s featured waterfall – Rocky Falls – we are going back to Fall Creek Gorge (also called Ithaca Gorge) in Ithaca, New York.  Fall Creek Gorge is located right within the Cornell University campus and includes six named waterfalls – Ithaca Falls, Forest Falls, Foaming…

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    Waterfall Wednesday: Taughannock Falls

    March 6, 2019 /
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    Today’s waterfall is one of my favorite paintings that resulted from my 50 New York Waterfalls project.  It’s also a favorite to visit.  Taughannock Falls, photograph, 2018 Taughannock Falls is in Taughannock Falls State Park near Trumansburg, New York.  It’s located of Route 89 eight miles north of Ithaca on…

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    Waterfall Wednesday: Central Cascade

    February 27, 2019 /
    Central Cascade Waterfall Wednesday blog cover

    Did you know that Watkins Glen State Park used to have a resident artist?  That’s something that I found out from one of the displays in the beautiful new entrance when I visited the park this past summer of my 50 New York Waterfalls project.  I found it really intriguing…

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    Waterfall Wednesday: Stewart Falls

    February 20, 2019 /
    Stewart Falls Waterfall Wednesday blog cover

    For today’s waterfall, we’re going back to Cascadilla Gorge in Ithaca, New York.  Stewart Falls is one of the main named waterfalls of this gorge (Giant’s Staircase is the other).  I found instances where both waterfalls were referred to as Cascadilla Falls, so for clarity sake I’ll continue to mention them using…

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    Waterfall Wednesday: Bridge 7 Falls

    February 6, 2019 /
    Bridge 7 Falls Waterfall Wednesday blog cover

    This is the waterfall that almost wasn’t for my project of 50 New York Waterfalls.  Bridge 7 Falls is located in Fillmore Glen State Park in Moravia, New York.  I visited this waterfall on the same day that I visited Carpenter Falls, Bucktail Falls, Tinker Falls, Pratt’s Falls and Stockbridge Falls.  Also in this…

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    Waterfall Wednesday: Stony Brook Middle Falls

    January 23, 2019 /
    Stony Brook Middle Falls Waterfall Wednesday blog cover

    Today’s featured waterfall is Stony Brook Middle Falls. To be honest, before I started my project of 50 New York Waterfalls, I had never heard of Stony Brook State Park or even of Dansville, New York.  Though, that can be said of most of the waterfalls that I visited during…

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    Waterfall Wednesday: Twin Falls Upper Falls

    December 12, 2018 /
    Twin Falls Upper Waterfall Wednesday blog cover

    Twin Falls is the subject of today’s Waterfall Wednesday, specifically the upper falls of the two found in this location (Lower Falls will be talked about later on).  Twin Falls is located in Watkins Glen along Glen Creek in Sugar Hill State Forest just a few miles upstream from Watkins…

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    Waterfall Wednesday: Chittenango Falls

    November 28, 2018 /
    Chittenago Falls Waterfall Wednesday blog cover

    Chittenango Falls Overlook, photograph, 2018 Today’s featured waterfall is Chittenango Falls in Cazenovia, New York.  This waterfall is located in Central NY east of Syracuse in Chittenango Falls State Park. Chittenango Falls State Park is 193 acres.  It has multiple hiking trails, picnic areas, and places to fish.  At the top…

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