Run-off Waterfalls - Yellowstone.

Run-off Waterfalls - Yellowstone

5x7in  oil on canvas panel    $100.

These lovely, long streams of water apparently are only running while
the snow is still melting. A Ranger provided that information. I was
very impressed with the courtesy and patience of the Park Rangers.
One entertained a group of us with how long a buffalo lasts if it falls
into any of the geothermal pools. I will not go into the details but I
could tell he enjoyed
watching everyone's reactions to the gruesome facts.

Artist Note.

This was all about values as the sun was high and behind
the cliffs making a back-lit situation.
I was careful not to make the waterfalls too white. I had my sketch
to remind me that nothing
could be as light as the highlight on the top part of the water
even if it looked it. (The sky did)
I was taking artistic license because the waterfalls were the focus.

This sketch was done in a moving
car after we had had a quick look
at the falls but it was enough to help
set the the mood of high sun
back-lighting. The photos I took
were way too dark.

A Waterfall Somewhere in Yellowstone.

A Waterfall Somewhere In Yellowstone.

8x6in  oil on canvas panel   $125.

Wish I knew where this was in the park.
Unlike the other paintings, there were no markers for this spot.
I was there at this time of year and the snow was still melting
in some shady spots. I remember the roar of this waterfall
and lots of foamy bubbles at the base.

Artist Note.

 It is hard to show the scale on something like this without plopping a
person on the rocks, but these fell about 10 feet.
Interesting thing about about scale. Without a comparison it can be hard for the
viewer to gauge the exact size of many things and artists can play with this to their advantage.

Tomorrow I am going for a spot of color with the Grand Prismatic Pool,
my hands down, favorite place in the park. It will have to be an abstract.