An Inspiring Trip

Finding Inspiration

We live in Kentucky

We have a son living in Utah

Jim and I headed to Utah to visit said son,

relax and soak up the beauty there.

Here's the real reason we headed to Utah.

2 of our 11 grandkids live there and we miss them.

We also have a grandson who is a student at BYU.

So of course we had to visit him.

This was the view out the window of my son's home.

I took lots of pics of the beauty that I saw at every turn and I want to share them with you.

It was harvest time while we were there and there were lots of tractors, harvesters and trucks everywhere as farmers tried to get their corn, onions and potatoes harvest.  

The above tractor was set up to harvest onions.  

We didn't get to see that in action, but they were harvesting onions and potatoes everywhere.  

This was right out my sons door.  

For 48 hours every field surrounding his home was a buzz of activity.  You can see the truck with the lights on.  

It started early in the morning until late in the evening.

I love this building and I take pics of it nearly every time I go.

I drew this while I was there.

There are buffalo there as well and 

they are pretty interesting animals.

This was a fun quick sketch I did trying to get the dimensions/perspective of these giants correct.  

I photographed the roots of this tree because they are so interesting.  It really is part of the tree.  

I was in a museum in Salt Lake City and saw and loved this little scene.  Don't be surprised if it shows up in a painting soon.

 These are just 2 of the beautiful landscape photos I took while there.  Scenes like this excite every creative bone in my body and I 

can't wait to start working on this.

This was a small sketch I did trying to get perspective correct for a future painting/s.  This was such a jaw dropping view I know I will use it many times in the future.  

I won't paint it multiple times, but I will use parts of it and I will definitely look back at it just to get inspired again.

Utah is a dessert state, but there are marshes like this and I think they are beautiful.  This is inspiring to me as well.

I love to see the reflections in the marshes as well as the grasses.  

Jim and I hoped on the Trax, the light rail system that runs in Salt Lake and cities near by.  

We're country bumpkins and had a devil of a time figuring out how to pay to get on the thing.

In fact, a great young man helped us otherwise we might still be standing on the platform.  

Now this is totally inspiring.

It and many of its friends are on display in the Greater Cincinnati Airport.

How fun is this big guy.

Jim and I needed some rest and relaxation after spending months getting our house on the market,

endured a devastating flood event, not of our making and making all the repairs from that.

Seeing our son and his family was wonderful, as was having the chance to rest and recuperate.

We saw some beautiful scenery, 

enjoyed all the harvesting going on around us,

went to some of our favorite stores and restaurants,

and slept whenever we wanted.

Had no to-do lists.

Just enjoy our kids and the beauty available to all.

I feel like I'm rejuvenated and ready to get busy with all the activities I try to accomplish.

Thanks for stopping by today and

 let's paint together real soon.

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