the backwaters, the primitive waters making up ponds where the odd beaver might have a stick shack, the shallow streams, in some places only inches deep yet reflections that stretch out forever; these are the waters that interest us; okay, occasionally i might find something of interest on a manicured lake, and work it into a painting, but more often than not, we find ourselves drawn to where the stream has its source bubbling out of the ground….

autumn undulating across a surface of reflecting colours 

48″ x 27″ watercolour painted directly on gessoed birch panel

Undisturbed reflections in the middle of nowhere 2 

26″ x 20″ watercolour on arches paper

Undisturbed reflections in the middle of nowhere 1  26″ x 20″ watercolour on arches paper