Although it’s been a while since you’ve seen a post from me, I have (really!) been busy making art. Just haven’t made the time to share it. So here’s some of my latest…
About a month ago, there was an art display in Narrowsburg, NY. The requirement was the size could not be larger than 6”x6”. There were so many entries, giving lots of inspiration! I decided some of my hike sketches might work in that size, so I ordered several wood panels, and got to work. A good way to present watercolors is to mount it to the board, then coat it with a wax resist. Now you have a piece that’s ready to hang, or just sit on a shelf.
These first two are from Shohola Falls. It was a calm sunny day, and I had most of the place to myself to sit and sketch, or just enjoy the music of the falls. The small island in the lake needed to be sketched, as it was begging to be noticed. (It seems the waterfalls get all of the attention.)
The next two are from Three Mountain Ponds hike near the Delaware Water Gap. This is the “third” pond I guess, and what a treasure it is. The first time I saw it, I fell in love with the simplicity and calm feeling of it. The other – bent tree is an example of “trees with character”. Every tree has its own personality and this one says “Get out of my way, I’m growing!” 😉
Our local small (but growing!) artist group may be able to display some of our work in the spring.
Appalachian trail (AT) shelter
On a recent sunny day, a neighbor joined me for a nearly 7 mile hike that went from Raymondskill Falls to Milford Knob. We sat and sketched the view, but decided next time we’d return with small seats to avoid snakes. While we’re not afraid of them, we did see 2 black rat snakes on the trail, one was 3’ long. It’s possible this one that looked curly was in fact full of eggs! 
