Falling Water

Falling Water | Pastel | 6x8

Hiking thru the woods, you hear it before you see it.  There it is! Water falling down the hillside. Eureka! Your thirst feels quenched, you imagine being under it, letting it stream down your face. 

Painting Notes:  Stroking in the darks on top of dark grit is an abstraction. Square pastels like Terry Ludwig’s are perfect for this. See and feel the geometry of the rocks; hear and stroke the water falling. Pastels are the perfect medium for depicting water- for being the water - as you release the lights from the dark background.