the creek at about 7:30 this morning
at work on watercolor 104 at 12:30PM
11:31 AM: i was 50/50 on whether i would join mikela on a trail walk at 6:30am this morning, because i didn’t want to put unnecessary strain on my pulled groin muscle. i decided to go at the last minute. GOOD DECISION! instead of going up cottonwood trail, as we have been for the apst fe wmonths, we opted for north crestone creek trail, which used to be our main trail for walking.
it was like revisiting a dear old friend, so familiar are the rocks, the twists and turns of that creek. the views of the creek were so stunningly beautiful, especially when the sun rose above the mountains i din’t know what to photograph first!
everywhere i looked was a potential painting.
watercolor 104 at 12:30 PM
so i’m getting started right now on watercolor 104, which is 10x13” and will post picks as i progress.
12:38 PM: with the fresh energy generated by our morning walk, i began work on watercolor 104 about 90 minutes ago. it’s obvious looking at it that there is a new energy present. my first bold move was to use red in an area that in reality was a green patch of grasses. i’m stopping here and may start another one.