More Plein Air Pics

These are more watercolor pieces I did while backpacking my way through Vietnam, Hong Kong and China. They are (in the order they appear):
First up, a quick sketch of the river near the base of Huangshan, Anhui, China;
the view from Peng Chau, Hong Kong;
a temple in the historic canal town of Tongli, near Shanghai, China,
and the "Outside Inn", near Yangshuo, Guilin, Southern China.








Speedy Environment

My girl and I have been excitedly planning a trip to China. We are very excited to go and see some of the real environments that inspired the fantastic Hallelujah Mountains in James Cameron's Avatar. Especially Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain), near Shanghai which was recommended by my friend and colleague Aaron Beck as an absolute must see. You can see the inspiration clearly coming through in this pic :)

I have also been looking at the likes of Kekai Kotaki, James Paick and Levi Hopkins lately. Great pics pouring out of those guys on a regular basis. Inspired me to have a crack at a speedy "concept-art" styled piece. Came together fast when I was happy to lay in photo textures - more like I would do at work. And yes, I did the total cliche flock of birds :P Concept art baby!