“I believe there is nothing more disturbing than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept”
— Ansel Adams
5 November 2012/The canyon, Zion NP, Utah//Bamboo pen & ink, gouache, watercolour
Down in the canyon,
Zion National Park
After setting up camp in the amazing Zion NP, Geert hiked up to a viewpoint that overlooked the massive Zion Canyon Valley. On his way down, he walked through this smaller canyon and stopped and sketched for a few hours until the cold drove him out. It was magical down there. The dark cliff faces that framed his position sat in cool shade and relative darkness, and the cliffs at the end of the canyon were caught in bright sunlight.
15 November 2012/Drawing of foothills under a moody sky near Dolores, Arizona//Brushpen, watercolour
“My sketching gear in the shade of a massive rock at the Navajo National Monument, Arizona”
29 October 2012/The giant natural arch and old pueblo settlements of the Cliffdwellers at the ‘Navajo National Mounment’. Unfortunately it was closed for visitors but the view from the campground was grandiose//Fineliner, watercolour