Travel

Kickstart the Wandering Watercolorist

May 6, 2013
Kickstart the Wandering Watercolorist

We are so excited to announce that our Kickstarter Campaign to help fund the production of a book of my watercolor paintings is now LIVE! Go to: www.kickstarter.com/projects/1585642890/paul-jackson-watercolors This will bring you to the Kickstarter page where you can find out more about the book in progress, look through our awesome donor reward levels, watch [...]

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Ketchup Blogging and other news

April 28, 2013
Ketchup Blogging and other news

Ketchup Blogging.(hereby coining that term), is what I have to do when so much time passes between blog posts and I have to cram a whole lot of stuff in one post to catch up. It’s not the most appealing way to serve up info. I prefer to deliver tidbits of news in bite sized [...]

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Full Circle at the Meridian Museum of Art

February 27, 2013
Full Circle at the Meridian Museum of Art

Blogging from home seems a lot harder to do somehow. When we’re on the go I blog in queue at the airport, or train station. At home I am focused on studio time, rarely leaving the Avalanche Ranch for more than groceries. And yet somehow I can hardly find the time to write a bit. [...]

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Goodbye 2012

December 31, 2012
Goodbye 2012

As I sit in my studio and watch the snow fall, I am happy to be home for the holidays, but a bit sad to say goodbye to 2012. For such a big year, a quiet ending is all I have planned. Maybe a little painting time and a bottle of Prosecco tonight. We talked [...]

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Venice, Italy

October 2, 2012
Venice, Italy

Venice is one of the few magical places on earth that lure me time and again without disappointment. It is a unique jewel that captures the heart and imagination of every visitor and never lets go. Bringing people to Venice for their first experience is a thrill for me. There is an audible gasp as [...]

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Lake Garda, Italy

October 1, 2012
Lake Garda, Italy

Malcesine is the small city at the top end of Lake Garda. It served as the perfect plein air studio for our watercolor sketching tour. We stayed at the Hotel Benacus, just a short, beautiful walk from town and sketched lakeside each day. The sunrises were mostly obscured by the tall mountains behind us, but [...]

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Cinque Terre

September 10, 2012
Cinque Terre

Our Northern Italy watercolor sketchbook workshop has begun! We landed in Milan on September 8, and bussed down to Cinque Terre. Much of the damage from the mudslide disaster last year has been repaired, but our bus wasn’t able to make the last 4 kilometers to our hotel, so we had to ferry down the [...]

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New Zealand: Land of the Long White Cloud

August 12, 2012
New Zealand: Land of the Long White Cloud

New Zealand is a visually rich experience that is an artists playground. I could stay here forever painting landscapes with the low clouds wrapped around the mountains. Driving around the North Island you will find one beautiful scene after the next. The South island takes beauty to a whole different level. The Southern Alps are [...]

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The Whitsundays

July 30, 2012
The Whitsundays

The magical Whitsundays are the jewel of Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef. The relaxed atmosphere makes a visit here worth all the effort. We kicked off our shoes an played on the beach, painted in the mangroves and walked through the rainforests. From Airlie Beach we ferried out to Hamilton Island for a few [...]

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The Daintree Rainforest

July 15, 2012
The Daintree Rainforest

Up to the wet tropics in the northeast corner of Australia, we trekked into the Daintree Rainforest in search of exotic landscapes and creatures of imagination. This steamy place grows amazing plants and trees, some dating back to the age of dinosaurs. The Daintree is the oldest rainforest on planet earth. It is home to [...]

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