Giving The River a Rest

"Approaching Sundown on the Tallulah"
16" x 12" Oil on Canvas
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Bagatelles:From this nook on the Tallulah you don't see the sky, only boulders and trees growing among and, seemingly, out of them. This painting is set at about five o'clock in the afternoon. In these mountains in the winter months by five p.m. you begin to feel the sun's already setting, especially on the rivers and creeks.

Much of the waining sunlight was blocked by the hills, but just a glimmer was filtering through the trees and barely hitting the rocks. That sort of time creates a feeling of emotional ebullience. You just want to hold onto it.

Meanderings:

Since my early days of painting (we won't say when THAT was), I've loved painting rivers and lakes. My favorite solo show was in the nineties and entitled "In Praise of Mountain Waters." That title expresses how I feel about all our mountain waters. But sometimes you need a break from even the subject dearest to your heart.

With spring promising to appear again, I'm switching my attention to "people relating to people". This theme has always been a fascination, but I've not given it much attention in my painting. So now, I've diving toward it. The first canvas is already massed in so here we go.

In other news---our Challenge Group is geared up to unveil its first group of paintings this coming weekend. Stay tuned.