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Published: 2016-06-08 19:18:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 4045; Favourites: 426; Downloads: 0
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Description It's 3,173 feet high.  Named for John Fremont , explorer, adventurer, politician, and one time military governor of California.  He's the man who successfully lobbied CA into a US state.  He assassinated his enemies, was convicted of mutiny a couple times, unilaterally declared Missouri under martial law, and struck gold.  During the Civil War, Lincoln fired him for being a total scam artist .  

yet another sweeping panorama from that zippy little webcomic Chateau Grief
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TutorVeritatis [2018-01-04 08:50:19 +0000 UTC]

I sat atop this peak and had a picture taken. Also, I wrote a paper on John Fremont. He was... overly enthusiastic, to put it mildly.

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Mrs-Elizabeth [2016-10-18 16:17:44 +0000 UTC]

I love your use of depth! Very nice!~

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chateaugrief In reply to Mrs-Elizabeth [2016-10-19 01:24:35 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the comment!

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Mrs-Elizabeth In reply to chateaugrief [2016-11-06 20:09:31 +0000 UTC]

You're most welcome. The blurred effect looks really neat. I never would have thought of doing that. It's like you took a photo!

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bludoe63 [2016-08-03 06:57:06 +0000 UTC]

all your art is just breathtaking! This one is definitely going in my favorites!   

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chateaugrief In reply to bludoe63 [2016-08-03 21:09:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  I'm glad you liked it!

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bludoe63 In reply to chateaugrief [2016-08-04 07:43:36 +0000 UTC]

 

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HoneyBeeGirl94 [2016-07-08 19:25:21 +0000 UTC]

This is such breath scenery.

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chateaugrief In reply to HoneyBeeGirl94 [2016-07-11 19:37:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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HoneyBeeGirl94 In reply to chateaugrief [2016-07-11 19:51:07 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome.

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lazy-brush [2016-06-14 19:55:13 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous scenery, interesting foreground!   

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chateaugrief In reply to lazy-brush [2016-06-16 19:31:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  It's truly a beautiful location.  

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TheBrokenMasterpiece [2016-06-11 18:44:57 +0000 UTC]

I love this! It's has an interesting composition and depth.  I think, in the angle which I am seeing this, it's like as if I'm sitting somewhere within the tall plants with some of them blurring my vision. The brushwork on the clouds are very dramatic, and almost bird-like, and it really makes the piece very active when observed. Wonderful!

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chateaugrief In reply to TheBrokenMasterpiece [2016-06-13 19:05:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  I wanted to give it some feeling of 3-dimensionality which is difficult with these landscapes where everything is far away.  I'm always tempted to throw in nearby trees or plants or something.  I've seen artists set up a great 3d space using cloud ceilings to delineate some of the perspective lines...but I haven't quite mastered that yet.  I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks again.

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TheBrokenMasterpiece In reply to chateaugrief [2016-06-16 05:36:42 +0000 UTC]

I enjoyed it a lot, because it's not the common perspective, and it intrigued me while I looked at it. It kept me staring, actually, and that perspective/composition is the hook of the piece. You are very welcome! 

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Jennosaurr [2016-06-09 20:48:13 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous colors, as usual!

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chateaugrief In reply to Jennosaurr [2016-06-09 21:25:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  I'm working on my color theory.  

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Jennosaurr In reply to chateaugrief [2016-06-09 21:47:34 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome I'm excited to see what you'll create in the future!

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RogerioGuimaraes [2016-06-08 20:26:43 +0000 UTC]

Great artwork.

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chateaugrief In reply to RogerioGuimaraes [2016-06-08 22:33:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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RogerioGuimaraes In reply to chateaugrief [2016-06-09 03:18:35 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome.

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SirNeeko [2016-06-08 20:13:39 +0000 UTC]

This is really awesome, nice job.

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chateaugrief In reply to SirNeeko [2016-06-08 22:33:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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SirNeeko In reply to chateaugrief [2016-06-09 19:06:34 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!  

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