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  Painting Wild Places
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Episode #101 Learn To Paint Lake McDonald, Part 1
A reflective mountain lake from the “Crown of The Continent”, Montana’s Glacier National Park.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the watercolor painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #102 Learn to Paint Lake McDonald, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “reflective mountain lake” watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #103 Learn To Paint Bali Hai, Part 1
A high surf and sandy beach with the distinct tropical backdrop of Kauai’s Bali Hai ridge.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #104 Learn to Paint Bali Hai, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the "tropical beach” watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #105  Learn To Paint Trail Ridge Overlook, Part 1
A beautiful snow capped mountain panorama, framed by pine trees and wildflowers, from Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #106  Learn to Paint Trail Ridge Overlook, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “mountains and wildflowers” watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #107  Learn To Paint Winter’s Light, Part 1
A “warm” snow scene with dramatic long shadows and snow clad pine trees, from Yellowstone National Park.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer one third of the way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #108  Learn To Paint Winter’s Light, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer  through the second phase of the “warm snow scene” watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #109  Learn To Paint Winter’s Light, Part 3
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “warm snow scene” watercolor painting from the previous two episodes.

Episode #110 Learn To Paint Cabbage Key, Part 1
A lazy, serene scene with a sailboat at anchor and Florida’s self-proclaimed “Cheeseburger In Paradise” location—Cabbage Key—in the background.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #111  Learn To Paint Cabbage Key, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “sailboat at anchor”  watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #112  Learn To Paint Split Rock Lighthouse, Part 1
One of the world’s most spectacular lighthouses, perched high on a Lake Superior cliff, is the backdrop of this painting of rock, tree and water.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #113  Learn To Paint Split Rock Lighthouse, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “lighthouse on a cliff”  watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #201 Learn To Paint Ruby Beach, Part 1
A rugged northwest beach from Washington State’s Olympic National Park.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the watercolor painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #202 Learn to Paint Ruby Beach, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “rugged northwest ocean shore” watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #203 Learn To Paint Autumn Trees, Part 1
The brillian colors of autumn trees from Maine’s Acadia National Park.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #204 Learn to Paint Autumn Trees, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the "autumn trees” watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #205  Learn To Paint White Water, Part 1
A dramatic rapids/waterfall scene from Montana’s Glacier National Park .  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #206  Learn to Paint White Water, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “white water” watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #207  Learn To Paint Bryce Canyon Overlook, Part 1
A warm snow scene in the fascinating rock formations of Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer one third of the way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #208  Learn To Paint Bryce Canyon Overlook, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer  through the second phase of the “rock formation and snow” watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #209  Learn To Paint Bryce Canyon Overlook, Part 3
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “rock formation and snow” watercolor painting from the previous two episodes.

Episode #210 Learn To Paint Tranquil Waters, Part 1
A placid, refective northwoods lake scene from Minnesota’s “canoer’s heaven”:  the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #211  Learn To Paint Tranquil Waters, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “reflective northwoods lake”  watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #212  Learn To Paint Dry Tortugas, Part 1
The historical and remote tropical fortress island of Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #213  Learn To Paint Dry Tortugas, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “remote historical island”  watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #301 Learn To Paint Waterton Lakes, Part 1
A panoramic overlook of Canada’s Waterton Lakes National Park.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the watercolor painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #302 Learn to Paint Waterton Lakes, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “panoramic overlook of Waterton Lakes” watercolor painting, from the previous episode.

Episode #303 Learn To Paint Monument Valley, Part 1
The colorful and stark rock formations of the majestic Monument Valley.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #304 Learn to Paint Monument Valley, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the "Monument Valley” watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #305  Learn To Paint Rugged Shore, Part 1
The crashing surf of the rocky and rugged Oregon coast .  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #306  Learn to Paint Rugged Shore, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “rugged, rocky shore” watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #307  Learn To Paint Placid Lake
Twilight on a still, quiet northwoods lake.  Step-by-step, Gary demonstrates some “looser” watercolor techniques—creating an effective painting with less detail.  This is a bit of a departure from his typical painting style.

Episode #308  Learn To Paint Mount McKinley, Part 1
Bright fireweed frames the grandeur of Alaska’s Mt. McKinley.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #309  Learn To Paint Mount McKinley, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “McKinley and fireweed” watercolor painting from the previous two episodes.

Episode #310 Learn To Paint Sand Island Anchorage, Part 1
A secluded anchorage in the Lake Superior archipelago of Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #311  Learn To Paint Sand Island Anchorage, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “Lake Superior secluded anchorage”  watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #312  Learn To Paint Yosemite Falls, Part 1
The dramatic cliffside waterfall in California’s Yosemite National Park.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #313  Learn To Paint Yosemite Falls, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the “Yosemite waterfall”  watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #401   Maroon Bells, Part 1
The distinctive peaks of Colorado’s Maroon Bells Wilderness with an aspen tree foreground.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the watercolor painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #402   Maroon Bells, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes—with finishing details—the Maroon Bells Wilderness watercolor painting, from the previous episode.

Episode #403   Cayo Costa, Part 1
The inviting shoreline of Florida’s Cayo Costa State Park beach.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #404   Cayo Costa, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes—with finishing details—the Cayo Costa beach watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #405    Winter Birches, Part 1
The subtle hues of a sunlit birch tree forest, in winter .  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #406    Winter Birches, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes—with finishing details—the winter birches watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #407    Jenny Lake, Part 1
Reflective water mirroring the towering Teton peaks.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #408    Jenny Lake, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes—with finishing details—the reflective mountain lake watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #409   Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Part 1
The dramatic rocky landscape, high in Washington State’s Cascade Mountains.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #410    Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes—in finishing details—the Cascade Mountains rocky landscape watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #411    Granite Park, Part 1
The majestic setting of Glacier National Park.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

E Episode #412   Granite Park, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes—in finishing details—the Glacier National Park watercolor painting, from the previous episode.

Episode #413   Surprise Glacier, Part 1
The subtle colors of white on a Prince William Sound calving glacier.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the watercolor painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #414   Surprise Glacier, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes—with finishing details—the Alaska shoreline watercolor painting, from the previous episode.

Episode #415   Death Valley Dunes, Part 1
The subtle and stark wind formations of California’s Death Valley sand dunes.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #416   Death Valley Dunes, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes—in finishing details—the Death Valley watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #417    Nags Head Sunrise, Part 1
The imposing silohette of a fishing pier in the early morning light of Carolina’s Nags Head shoreline.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #418    Nags Head Sunrise, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes—in finishing details—the Carolina sunrise-shoreline watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #419    Crater Lake, Part 1
The stunning volcano-top lake of the Cascade Mountains.  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process:  from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting’s base foundation of colors and values.

Episode #420    Crater Lake, Part 2
In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes—in finishing details—the volcano-top lake watercolor painting from the previous episode.

Episode #501   Glacier Bay
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, sails to and paints a scene from Alaska’s Glacier Bay—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #502   St. Therese Point
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, sails to and paints a scene from a rocky shoreline, north of Juneau, Alaska—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #503   Ketchikan
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, sails to and paints a scene from the outskirts of Ketchikan, Alaska—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #504   Totem Park—Sitka
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, sails to and paints a scene from Sitka, Alaska’s Totem Park—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #505   Hidden Lake
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, hikes to and paints a scene from Montana’s Glacier National Park—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #506   Burnt Forest
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, hikes through and paints a scene from a previously “burnt out” forest—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #507   Grand Turk
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, sails to and paints a scene from the Caribbean’s Grand Turk Island—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #508   Tortola—Virgin Gorda: The Baths
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, sails to and paints a scene from the Caribbean’s Virgin Gorda—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #509   St. Thomas & St. John
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, sails to and paints a scene from the Caribbean’s St. John Island—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #510   Half Moon Cay
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, sails to and paints a scene from the Caribbean’s Half Moon Cay—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #511   Waimea Canyon & Kalalau Lookout
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, hikes into and paints a scene from Kauai’s Kalalau Lookout—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #512   Kilauea Lighthouse
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, hikes to and paints Kauai’s Kilauea Lighthouse—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

Episode #513   Na Pali Coast
Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, hikes to and paints a scene from Kauai’s Na Pali Coast—explaining both how he paints and what he looks for, in nature, for a painting composition.

 
 
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