Alaskan Painting Cruise

Just got back from the Great Alaskan Plein Air Retreat/Cruise. It was a great adventure, and so much fun to meet so many wonderful and nice artists. The weather didn't cooperate as well as I would like, but that is a minor thing. The instructors were great, the organizers were on top of everything, and of course, all the other artists were lovely.

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The trip started in Vancouver BC, and sailed for 7 days with stops at various ports til we reached Whittier, Alaska. Along the way, we painted, ate a lot of food, drank a lot of drinks, and shared a lot of stories and knowledge.

 

I am quite fascinated by the massive scale of these cruise ships. They are floating cities, almost. They carry more passengers than the year-round population of some the towns that we visited. Sometimes they threaten to overwhelm even the Alaskan landscape. But eventually the land wins out; Alaska has some of the most breathtaking views.