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Quito's Cloud Atlas

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Oonagh Jordan
 December 7, 2015

As Quito is situated at about 10,000 feet above sea level, it's quite close to the clouds. Since the rainy season started (September-May), the clouds have been amazing. About once a day, I see some clouds I'm compelled to take a picture of. Since I'm fascinated by the clouds here, I decided to do my next painting on the clouds. I thought it was going to be easy. I was wrong. 

Four watercolor squares depicting various cloud patterns in shades of blue and gray. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

Four sky photos with varied cloud formations and lighting. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

As you can see, this was difficult. I think it takes a lot of skill (that I don't have) to paint clouds well, and my color palette was very limited. So, I included the inspiration pictures to show what I was trying to depict, because they are incredibly beautiful pictures.

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<p>I&#39;m Oonagh (ooh-nah), a junior at Grinnell College, and a Political Science major who fancies herself an occasional artist and a lifelong doodler. I&#39;m very excited and mildly terrified to start my stay in Quito, but I&#39;m very much looking forward to immersing myself in the language and culture.</p>

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