River Paintings Collection

A little insight into my river paintings…..

When you live with a great river it feels as if you’re watching a journey. An  endless procession of water, on its way to the sea. Constantly changing. Sometimes it travels past you almost silently…vast volumes of water slide effortlessly, peacefully around a wide level  bend, between overhanging trees. Then suddenly the downhill stretch, and the rush starts, water in a frothing riot, crashing through the rocks.

Mysterious morning mists cling to the water, later sunlight dazzles and dances on it, and then the moon rises and lights a silver winding path, greeted with the call of an owl, while a heron stands stock-still on a rock, ready to strike.

Rivers change you.