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elnachato.bsky.social
Nate
@elnachato.bsky.social
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southern california millennial
outdoor painting, native gardening, and other prior hobbies
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25 mins difference between these photos
November 2, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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can't do a good Bane without a few tubes
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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October 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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verbena de la mina, salmon autumn sage, and white autumn sage for #pleinairpril
April 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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pastel poppies for #pleinairpril
April 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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detail shots of the piece
The mountain peak in differing hues of brown, orange, green, even some red. Atop the peak, the faint silhouette of radio towers. In the foreground, bright traffic signs sit stop a raised section of divided road. Behind, cars waiting at a red light. Background, brightly and vibrantly illuminated foothills of the mountains. Tall eucalyptus and pine trees stand over cars on the road. An office building next to two unremarkable trees. An unlit street light peeks out in front.
February 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Rancho Santa Margarita, California
21" x 27" pastels
Warm orange mountains illuminated by alpenglow stand over a empty city intersection. At the next intersection down the road, a column of cars waits in front of a red light, all with their brake lights illuminated.
February 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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making sure I keep vibrant in my darker values
another set of pastels, all darker values but still vibrant in their own way
February 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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me, making a painting: I dunno, these colors are a little unrealistic

the Franz Bischoff painting that's literally my favorite and is my phone wallpaper:
Alpenglow, High Sierra by Franz Bischoff. A large oil painting of snowy mountain peaks across a high elevation lake, all aglow from a low sun. Colors are highly exaggerated.
February 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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deeeelicious secondary colors
A set of pastel chalks in vibrant hues of orange, green, and violet. They almost look... savory
February 21, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Echo Pass
gouache, 2019
Landscape Painting characterized by short, jagged brushwork. In the foreground a hiking trail and a pine tree overlook a mountain pass that breaks into a distant valley. On the opposite side, a mountain peak is shaded by heavy clouds above.
February 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Getting into an artistic groove again. 10 min lunch watercolor
small watercolor sketch painting of trees and distant hills
February 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Of all the paintings that I hang and display, this is the one I'm told most often "I thought that was a photograph from far away." Really nailed the values with this one.
snow mountain scene with very loose brushwork
February 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Details: clouds, the next intersection
Behind a red traffic light, swirls of color. Pinks, blues, and yellows combine to textured effect of a cloud enveloping a mountain peak at sunset. Fading into the distance, a column of cars are lined up to a red lighted intersection. Each car having less and less detail, the only distinct feature clarifying their identity are their lit red tail lights.
February 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Rancho Santa Margarita
Loose pastel painting with fantastic and exaggerated colors. A mountain is shrouded with scattered clouds, all illuminated in natural colors and flowing lines. These, in the background, are juxtaposed with a city intersection with street lights hanging in the foreground. In the middle ground are a crosswalk, traffic signs, and cars lined towards the next intersection on the horizon.
February 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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south orange county, california
February 13, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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pastel doodles
February 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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way back from 2013
February 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Approaching Half Dome
January 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM