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Sep 23Liked by Lisa Spangler

Great letter. I was at wild wonder the whole time too hard to pick the best demo but I do love the colorful ones but also the science ones like the textures of banana slugs etc. I’ve watched since 2020 too. Also teach it when I live in a place I can. Hope you fell better soon. Take care

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Thanks, Suzanne! It is super hard to pick the best ones -- they're all good! Can't wait to do some more. We're WW twins!

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Sep 23Liked by Lisa Spangler

So sorry you are feeling under the weather-it sounds like the symptoms we had with Covid when we had to unfortunately cancel our participating in your Valles Caldera workshop.

Recovery takes a while (up and down), but you will recover. We are so enjoying your great photos and we remember our previous trip to Santa Fe during the glorious fall season. I love all the colors of fall and we are beginning to see them here in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada too! ‘Wishing you a speedy recovery!

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Thanks so much for the well wishes, Edith! Yeah, this is no fun at all. Good to know about the ups and downs -- glad I'm not the only one! Fall is one of my favorite times of year too!

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Sep 23Liked by Lisa Spangler

Feel better soon Lisa

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Thanks my friend ❤️

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Sep 23Liked by Lisa Spangler

Such lovely photos. Takes me back to our autumn trip to New Mexico!

Now, for a painting question--did you use gouache for the highlights in the grasses on the Jemez River? Trying to achieve something similar, but maybe I've watered it down too much!

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Hi Lisa! I used Dr. Ph Martin’s bleed proof white — and then I painted over it. It’s kind of like gouache but comes in a jar and it’s easier for me to work with.

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Sep 23Liked by Lisa Spangler

Oh I missed the conference! Darn it! I will see if I can watch parts when it comes out in October. I thought Amy Tan was going to do a session on birds. Not that you have room for books but her new book The Backyard Bird Chronicles is fun to go through. You should check it out when you are near a book store or library

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I’ll have to look for her book — thanks for the tip! And Amy was one of the keynote speakers — I’ll have to watch the recording ❤️🐦

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Sep 23Liked by Lisa Spangler

to attend the conference- sorry

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Sep 23Liked by Lisa Spangler

Love everything you’re sharing Lisa, since I’ll be retired soon I hope to be able to share the conference, too! Thank you for telling more and showing pictures!

Hope you’re feeling much better soon!

Sending best wishes for the two of you from Berlin, Germany Angie 🤗

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Thanks, Angie and best wishes on your retirement! ❤️

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Sep 23Liked by Lisa Spangler

Thank you Lisa! 🌸

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I, too, watched about half of the Wild Wonder presentations live & will continue with the recordings. I especially enjoyed some presentations by artists with whom I wasn't familiar, including Sofia Gazarian (Fast Watercolor Birds) & Anastasiia Morozova (Travel Sketching). It was my 5th Wild Wonder & I always enjoy the diversity of artistic styles and approaches!

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