The Art of Hiking
The Art of Hiking
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Deep Time: Reflections on Painting at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest by Claire Giordano
In 2019 I had the privilege of being an artist and writer in residence at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, a 16,0000 acre ecological research site in Oregon's Cascade mountains. Over my two weeks in the forest I painted every day and followed the paths of researchers through mossy groves and along creeks full with winter rain. In this time I made more than 35 paintings, and the experience deeply impacted my creative process, how I understood my work, and my perceptions of forests. This video shares many of those paintings and reflections on the experience.
This video was made for the DEEP TIME: Writing and Art from an Ancient Forest event hosted by Patricia Valian Reser Center for the ...
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Winter Sunset Watercolor Class with Claire Giordano
Просмотров 414Месяц назад
Free mini class with Claire Giordano on how to paint winter sunsets! If you enjoyed this class and would like to continue learning to paint with me, I have a HUGE online library of classes called the Adventure Art Academy. I film these immersive classes on my hiking adventures and teach you how to paint a landscape as if you are sitting right beside me. From desert arches to snowy peaks, there ...
Seven Days Backpacking & Painting in the Stunning Glacier Peak Wilderness
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.Месяц назад
Seven days. Eight paintings. Too many mosquitos to count! Last summer I did an epic out-and-back hike in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Along the way, I painted as much as I could, including a MASSIVE 44inch long watercolor painting while fending off mosquitos and making sure the page didn't blow away in random gusts of wind. Special thanks to Tim Billo and his students in the "Wilderness in the ...
Sea to Sky Experience - University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences
Просмотров 2172 месяца назад
The Sea to Sky Experience (ERS410) is a unique travel study course with the University of Maine's School of Earth and Climate Sciences. From the shores of the ocean in Juneau to an icefield in the heart of the Wrangell-St. Elias Range, students explore a diversity of landscapes and conduct field research with a systems approach to studying atmosphere-icefield-ocean connections. To learn more ab...
Relaxing Color Swatches 01 - Alpenglow Mountain Light
Просмотров 9293 месяца назад
Mixing beautiful colors is one of my favorite ways to turn off the noise of daily life and relax. I find joy in every little color swatch on the page, and I hope this video might bring you some joy, inspiration, or new ideas as well. For this color swatch video, I focus on the colors and mixes I use for painting alpenglow, a magical light in the mountains that occurs only at sunrise and sunset....
Evergreen Trees Mini Workshop (June 7, 2023)
Просмотров 5934 месяца назад
Mini Workshop on techniques for painting Evergreen Trees with Claire Giordano. June 7th, 2023. I hope you enjoy the class! Throughout the mini workshop I mention a few materials and ways to continue learning to paint with me. Here are the links to all of those things! Adventure Art Academy classes- Step-by-step lessons filmed outside that walk you through a painting from initial sketch to final...
Recording: Mini Workshop on Watercolor Mountains with Claire Giordano - March 14th, 2023
Просмотров 5274 месяца назад
Thank you for joining me for a Watercolor Mountains Mini Workshop! I hope you enjoy the recording of the class. This recording will be available for a month (until around April 14). If you would like more free art & painting content, please subscribe to my channel! In this one hour workshop we explored how to create depth and atmosphere for ridgelines, how to simplify and think about mountain s...
Mixing Greens for Wetlands and Meadows
Просмотров 4627 месяцев назад
A short relaxing video of favorite mixes for springtime greens! At the end of May I spent two weeks painting in Southwest Washington, and in this little video I share my favorite primary colors and how I mix them to create a lovely range of greens for wetland and meadow landscapes. This is an excerpt from my recent Adventure Art Academy class where the color mixing is just one part of a 2 hour ...
Wetlands and Meadows Painting Adventures - Art Residency in Ridgefield, Washington
Просмотров 4347 месяцев назад
In late May 2024 I spent two weeks painting in Southwest Washington while the Artist in Residence with the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and Plas Newydd Farm. Each day, I headed outside (no matter the weather!) to sketch and explore with watercolor. This short video shares some of my favorite places, paintings, and moments from the trip. If you would like to learn how to paint some of the...
Watercolor Wildflowers- Free Workshop Recording
Просмотров 86810 месяцев назад
Recording of a workshop on how to paint beautiful flowers from the Olympic Mountains! If you enjoyed this class and would like to learn to paint more landscapes with me, from desert arches to mountains in the North Cascades and Alaska, my ongoing series of immersive online classes is the Adventure Art Academy. I share a new class each month! Students also get access to other courses for free, i...
EPIC North Cascades Painting Adventure
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.11 месяцев назад
After the first snow in the mountains I hiked to one of the most incredible places in Washington to paint the craggy peaks of the North Cascades! This was my first time hiking to Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm, and I dreamed of seeing this place with a dusting of snow for many, many years. The stars aligned for a last minute hike and I was beyond excited to have time to paint at the top! It was th...
How to Choose & Mix Colors for Mt. Rainier - Watercolor & Adventure Painting Basic Techniques
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.Год назад
Learning how to choose (and then mix!) the right colors for a painting is one of the hardest parts of working with watercolor. And, it is often even more difficult when we are trying to create outside. After painting outside for over ten years, I've learned some tips and techniques for making this process easier and more fun. In this video I walk you through my thought process for how to choose...
Colors in My Adventure Painting Kit
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Colors in My Adventure Painting Kit
PART 5 - Golds, Browns, Blacks: Color Swatches of EVERY Daniel Smith Watercolor
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PART 5 - Golds, Browns, Blacks: Color Swatches of EVERY Daniel Smith Watercolor
PART 4 - Greens: Color Swatches of EVERY Daniel Smith Watercolor
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.2 года назад
PART 4 - Greens: Color Swatches of EVERY Daniel Smith Watercolor
PART 3 - Blues: Color Swatches of EVERY Daniel Smith Watercolor
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.2 года назад
PART 3 - Blues: Color Swatches of EVERY Daniel Smith Watercolor
PART 2 - Reds, Pinks, and Purples: Color Swatches of EVERY Daniel Smith Watercolor
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.2 года назад
PART 2 - Reds, Pinks, and Purples: Color Swatches of EVERY Daniel Smith Watercolor
Crater Lake Art Residency - Part 1
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.2 года назад
Crater Lake Art Residency - Part 1
The Living Snow Project
Просмотров 8042 года назад
The Living Snow Project
Part 1, Yellows & Oranges: Testing EVERY Daniel Smith Watercolor with Color Swatches
Просмотров 3 тыс.2 года назад
Part 1, Yellows & Oranges: Testing EVERY Daniel Smith Watercolor with Color Swatches
Painting an Icefall: Melting Ice in the North Cascades
Просмотров 4172 года назад
Painting an Icefall: Melting Ice in the North Cascades
Sunbeams in a Winter Forest
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Sunbeams in a Winter Forest
Adventure Art Highlights- Summer 2021
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Adventure Art Highlights- Summer 2021