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Tumamoc Sketchbook

Art & Science on Tumamoc Hill, Tucson's sacred mountain.

Tag: plein air painting

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017

Bambi sighted on Tumamoc Hill

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November 25, 2016August 29, 2019

A Serial Painter at Large

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Bill Singleton painting on Tumamoc Hill, Photo by Paul Mirocha
May 31, 2016August 29, 2019

Operation Desert Storm

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Journal of the Southwest cover
January 20, 2016August 29, 2019

Tumamoc Hill in Journal of the Southwest

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Building 802, Historic desert Lab, by William Hartman
July 15, 2015August 15, 2015

Mondays on the Mountain

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November 1, 2014December 1, 2014

Mondays on the Mountain 1

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maY snake procession
June 6, 2014August 29, 2019

It Happened This Way

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April 1, 2014July 7, 2021

March Mondays

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February 20, 2014October 16, 2022

This Piece of Earth

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Tuesday artists on Tuammoc
February 1, 2014February 1, 2014

Tuesday Afternoon

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Cassien painting in desert Lab garden by Bill Singleton
January 23, 2014

Tuesdays on Tumamoc

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Saguaro SGP5by Meredith Milstead
December 23, 2013November 3, 2021

Our Favorite Saguaro

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December 16, 2013December 21, 2013

Painting Out on Tumamoc #2

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November 21, 2013November 9, 2021

Painting Out on Tumamoc

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Unfinished Sketch, Saguaros
November 7, 2013October 16, 2022

This Piece of Earth

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Saguaro flower stages, pastel by Meredith Milstead.
July 31, 2013August 16, 2013

Meredith Milstead

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Saguaro fruit by Meridith Milstead, pastel
June 4, 2012

On Location

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Meredith Milstead Tumamoc Journal 2
September 27, 2011October 15, 2011

Meredith Milstead’s Tumamoc Journal: Part 2

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September 8, 2011October 15, 2011

Meredith Milstead’s Tumamoc Journal: Part 1

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Saguaro flower stages, pastel by Meredith Milstead.
August 18, 2011April 27, 2020

Meredith Milstead’s Tumamoc Visit

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This site is maintained by Paul Mirocha, Artist-in-Residence at the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill, which is owned by the University of Arizona. On the Hill, a small group of artists and invited creatives of all kinds create projects and collaborate with scientists to expand understanding and appreciation of the beauty of the Sonoran Desert region.

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