I’m always looking for new ponds and rivers to investigate. Sometimes the newest are close-by; it’s just takes a fresh perspective or change of weather…….enjoy.

Technical painting notes: Each of these studies is painted on prepared watercolor paper (one coat of clear shellac front and back, to isolate the fibers from the acid in the paint). I used Winsor Newton Impasto medium to speed drying and to give the paint a rich, buttery feel – very useful for palette knife painting. I find a silicone scraper with a chiselled tip especially useful for drawing through the wet paint to reveal color below. I also used an ebony pencil to draw into the wet paint for darker lines and to offer crisp graphic relief when juxtaposed with the buttery paint.