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The Ashuelot River is a great place to paddle. Also, I have discovered it's an excellent place to plein air paint. However, this was painted in the comforts of my home.
I was experimenting with pigments, without any real plan and it developed into a watercolor. The greens and cool water inspired me to paint this particular landscape. I had taken some photographs along the river, earlier in the Summer, perched in my kayak.
This scene with it's strong light and shadows lends itself as a strong composition for landscape painting. The lush growth of vegetation along the river and reflected in the water in combination with the expanse of slow moving water is striking.
Lately, I have been thinking about how divorced we are from nature. In this digital age and global economy it seems we have lost appreciation for the local landscape. I think many of these local scenes, which some are very ordinary, resonate with deeper meaning, often taken for granted.
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