大峡谷：借旅行寻找艺术灵感
原文链接：https://createartwithme.com/grand-canyon-finding-inspiration-travels/
日期： 2016年7月13日
作者： 米歇尔·伊斯
分类： 五年级、六年级、课后美术班与美术夏令营、美术课程、高中美术、初中美术、速写本创意、水彩课程
标签： 建筑、亚利桑那州之旅、艺术灵感、借旅行寻找艺术灵感、大峡谷、大峡谷艺术庆典、大峡谷：借旅行寻找艺术灵感、大观景点（Grandview Point）、霍皮族、约翰·韦斯利·鲍威尔、国家地理IMAX影院、纳瓦霍族艺术史、描绘大峡谷、彩绘沙漠、岩刻、外光写生、陶艺、南缘、旅行速写本、旅行写生、假期
每个人一生中都该至少去看一次大峡谷——越早越好！文字，甚至照片，都无法真正呈现这片惊人地貌的浩瀚与摄人心魄之美。第一次走近它时，我们简直惊呆了——嘴里只剩下一个词：“哇！”！“叹为观止”这个词，似乎都不足以形容我们当时内心涌动的情感！
“壮丽与秀美在大峡谷中融为一体——形态之奇绝，连群山亦难匹敌；色彩之绚烂，可与日落争辉；声响之丰富，从风暴怒号到雨滴轻响，从飞瀑轰鸣到清泉汩汩。” ― 约翰·韦斯利·鲍威尔（科罗拉多河探险家）
大峡谷果然名不虚传。无论朝哪个方向望去，眼前皆是震撼人心的景致与全新构图，处处激发创作灵感——所以务必带上相机和速写本！随着一天中光线不断变化，峡谷地貌也随之变幻，阳光洒落其上的方式，赋予它截然不同的面貌。哪怕花上整整一年，去探索这277英里长的峡谷河道，也远不足以捕捉它的全部神韵！我在小木屋中抽出时间，根据本周早些时候拍摄的照片，用速写加水彩的方式画了几幅彩绘沙漠。
尽管我们并未深入峡谷底部，但仅凭崖顶所见，已足够令人倾心。第一天，我们经卡梅伦镇抵达，从东入口（又称“沙漠观景点”）开始游览。随后，我们乘自家厢式车沿各观景点依次行驶——这是我最钟爱的方式，因为不必像第二天那样，挤在满载游客的大巴车上。我们在大观景点欣赏日落，景象壮美至极。我那几位正值青春期的孩子特别喜欢他们口中所谓的“攀岩羊”（即徒步），在大观景点周边四处攀爬探索；而从一位母亲的角度看，这里的地形对青少年而言并不算险峻。
第二天，我们经图萨扬镇进入，并参观了国家地理IMAX影院，影片生动展现了大峡谷内的人类历史（片头有短暂裸露镜头——毕竟是国家地理……）。我们从南缘入园，须搭乘景区接驳巴士前往南缘沿线各观景点（巴士每10–15分钟一班）。我完全理解为何必须采用接驳系统——毕竟游客数量实在庞大；但我个人更倾向自由探索。据悉，整条南缘均设有徒步小径（含铺装与未铺装路段，全长14英里）。我们已决定下次再来时，将徒步其中一段，而未铺装路段则乘巴士代步（因靠近悬崖边缘，路况确实不太稳妥！）。沿着这条崖缘，处处皆是令人屏息的外光写生胜地！
此次旅行对我全家而言堪称毕生难忘：我们带上了始终渴望一睹大峡谷风采的母亲；此外，还顺道探访了旗杆市与塞多纳周边地区（彩绘沙漠、石化森林、陨石坑、日落火山口、瓦帕特基印第安遗址、红岩州立公园等）。
更新：
过去几个月，我正以此次大峡谷之行所拍照片为素材，创作两幅绘画作品。以下是部分创作过程中的照片。有关这两幅画的更多细节及最终完成稿，请参阅我的个人艺术博客：www.MichelleEastArt.com。
灵感正在酝酿！
身为一名美术教师兼艺术家，此行除陪伴家人外，我还希望达成两个目标：一是为课堂收集教学点子与资源，二是为个人创作汲取新灵感。亚利桑那州拥有深厚的美洲原住民文化与历史底蕴，因此，我后续编写的部分课程将围绕霍皮族与纳瓦霍族的艺术史展开（涵盖建筑、陶艺、编织与岩刻等内容）。此外，我还计划设计一堂关于大峡谷与彩绘沙漠的空气透视课程——敬请关注下个学年在Create Art with ME平台发布的全部课程！
大峡谷艺术庆典激励我投入更多外光写生实践。当我们走出惯常环境，艺术家便得以成长（参见激发创造力的四种方法）。以往我的个人创作大多在画室内完成，因此，如今我深感挑战——要尝试实地作画，或许还会重新拾起油画！面对这些由“大师艺术家”早在久远年代亲手雕琢而成的非凡景观，谁又能不为之倾倒、为之振奋？以下是我此行所摄的部分照片（©米歇尔·伊斯）。
充分利用旅行时光
- 大量拍摄照片：既拍那些向来令你灵感迸发的题材，也拍全新主题。拍摄非显而易见之物（尝试以不同角度或视角观察同一对象）。旅行时，你会看到日常环境中没有的景物——请善用这全新的环境！
- 实地写生 & 对照照片写生！ 带上防水钢笔与水彩铅笔，便于快速便捷地上色。留出时间放松身心，并真正花时间去创作！
- 在日出与日落时分散步——此时光线最佳（明暗对比强烈、阴影分明、色彩浓烈）。
- 观摩当地艺术家的作品——什么激发了他们的灵感？他们是否采用了新颖的色彩运用或技法？
旅行写生工具清单
书-
Sakura 30067 8支装Pigma Micron绘图与画笔套装（黑色）
Derwent 水彩铅笔（3.4毫米笔芯，金属盒装，24色，型号32883）
Pentel Aquash 水彩画笔（中号与小号双头专业艺术套装）
Windsor & Newton Cotman 水彩颜料（12色套装，含须笔）
*亚马逊联盟链接——我仅推荐自己实际使用且真心喜爱的产品！
关于大峡谷的更多信息（资料与艺术）
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Grand Canyon Finding Art Inspiration through Travels
Original: https://createartwithme.com/grand-canyon-finding-inspiration-travels/
Date: 2016-07-13
Author: Michelle East
Categories: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, After School Art & Art Camp, Art Lessons, HS Art, MS Art, Sketchbook Ideas, Watercolor Lessons
Tags: architecture, arizona trip, art inspiration, Finding Art Inspiration through Travels, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Celebration of Art, Grand Canyon Finding Art Inspiration through Travels, Grandview Point, Hopi, John Wesley Powell, National Geographic IMAX Theatre, Navajo art history, paint the grand canyon, Painted Desert, petroglyphs, plein-aire painting, pottery, South Rim, travel sketchbook, Travel Sketching, vacation
EVERYONE should see the Grand Canyon sometime in their lifetime & the sooner the better! Words, even pictures can not truly encompass the vastness & unquenchable beauty of this incredible landscape. Walking up to it for the first time was absolutely amazing-all we could say was “WOW”! Breathtaking doesn’t seem like a strong enough word to describe the emotion we felt!
“The glories and the beauties of form, color, and sound unite in the Grand Canyon – forms unrivaled even by the mountains, colors that vie with sunsets, and sounds that span the diapason from tempest to tinkling raindrop, from cataract to bubbling fountain.” ― John Wesley Powell (Colorado River Explorer)
The Grand Canyon did not disappoint. Every direction you looked there were incredible views & new compositions to inspire-so bring a camera & your sketchbook**! Even as the light changed over the canyon through out the day, the landscape changed and was transformed by how the sun touched it. You could spend a year exploring the 277 river miles of the canyon and not even come close to capturing all of it! I took some time at our cabin to sketch paint some of the Painted Desert from photos I took earlier in the week.
Even though we didn’t go down into the canyon very deep, the sites from the rims were beautiful. The first day, we came up through Cameron and started at the East Entrance (sometimes known as Desert View). Then we drove from point to point in our van-which I liked the best because we weren’t squished on a bus with tons of people (like day 2). We watched the sunset at Grandview Point which was incredible. My teenage kids LOVED what they called “mountain goating” (aka hiking) around the Grandview area which was not too treacherous for teens (from a mom’s point of view).
The second day we came up through Tusayan & visited the National Geographic IMAX Theatre which gave a great overview of the human history inside the Grand Canyon (there was brief nudity at the beginning-National Geographic…). We entered through the South Rim and had to take a shuttle bus to all the points along the South Rim (buses run every 10-15 minutes). I understand why they have to have the shuttle system, because of the amount of people, but I like to explore on my own. Apparently there is a hiking trail along the whole south rim (paved & unpaved 14 miles) and we decided next time we go, we will hike a portion of it and take the bus for the unpaved parts (which are dicey along the edge!). The are so many awe-inspiring spots for some plein-aire painting along this rim!
This was a trip of a lifetime for my family, we brought along my mom who has always wanted to see the Grand Canyon, we also explored around the Flagstaff & Sedona area (Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, Meteor Crater, Sunset Crater & Wupatki Indian Ruins, Red Rock State Park, etc).
Update:
I’ve spent the last few months working on two paintings from my pictures from the Grand Canyon. Here are some of the pictures of the work in progress. More about these paintings and the finished paintings can be seen on my personal art blog www.MichelleEastArt.com.
Inspiration Brewing!
Being an art teacher and an artist, I hoped to get a couple of things on this trip (beyond family time): get ideas & resources for lessons for my classes and inspiration for new personal artwork. Arizona is rich in American Indian culture and history, so some of the lessons I’ll be writing will be based on Hopi & Navajo art history (architecture, pottery, weaving, & petroglyphs). I also plan on making an arial perspective lesson of the Grand Canyon and the Painted Desert-look for all of these on Create Art with ME this next school year.
The Grand Canyon Celebration of Art has inspired me to pursue more plein-aire painting. We grow as artists when we get outside our normal setting (4 Ways to Grow Creativity), typically my personal artwork has been in-studio and so I feel challenged to paint on location & maybe pick up oils again! How could anyone not be inspired by these incredible landscapes created by the Master Artist long ago! These are some of the pictures I took on our trip (©Michelle East).
Make the Most out of Traveling
- Take TONS of PHOTOS of things that normally inspire you and of NEW subjects. Take pictures of non-obvious things (find a different angle or point of view to approach a subject). When you travel you see things you don’t normally have in your environment-take advantage of the new setting!
- SKETCH on location & from photos! Bring a waterproof pen & some watercolor pencils for quick easy application of color. Take the time to relax & take the time to create!
- Take a walk at sunrise & sunset-lighting is best during these magic hours (extreme highlights, shadows & intense colors).
- Look at local artists work-what inspires them? Do they have a new use of color or technique?
Supplies for Travel Sketching
Book-
Sakura 30067 8-Piece Pigma Micron, Graphic & Brush Pen Set, Black
Derwent Watercolor Pencils, 3.4mm Core, Metal Tin, 24 Count (32883)
Pentel – Aquash Water Brush Medium Point & Small Point 2 Pens Professional Arts Value Set
Windsor & Newton Cotman Hafupan 12 colors with Suihitsu
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More About the Grand Canyon (Info & Art)
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每个人一生中都该至少去看一次大峡谷——越早越好！文字，甚至照片，都无法真正呈现这片惊人地貌的浩瀚与摄人心魄之美。第一次走近它时，我们简直惊呆了——嘴里只剩下一个词：“哇！”！“叹为观止”这个词，似乎都不足以形容我们当时内心涌动的情感！
尽管我们并未深入峡谷底部，但仅凭崖顶所见，已足够令人倾心。第一天，我们经卡梅伦镇抵达，从东入口（又称“沙漠观景点”）开始游览。随后，我们乘自家厢式车沿各观景点依次行驶——这是我最钟爱的方式，因为不必像第二天那样，挤在满载游客的大巴车上。我们在大观景点欣赏日落，景象壮美至极。我那几位正值青春期的孩子特别喜欢他们口中所谓的“攀岩羊”（即徒步），在大观景点周边四处攀爬探索；而从一位母亲的角度看，这里的地形对青少年而言并不算险峻。
