Goose Pond in Keene, NH is a lovely place to take a hike and a dip at the same location. The trail around the pond has countless vistas of beautiful natural scenes and wildlife if your timing is right.
This watercolor is of a view from near the spillway where the transparency of the water is best, highlighting the stony underwater. The cool deep shade of the shoreline is evident with the uninterrupted foliage and strong shadows on the water.
This was painted fast in under an hour with a limited palette and a lot of distractions. For some reason it reminds me of some of John Singer Sargent's watercolors he painted out in the field. He was so direct with his approach to watercolors that I still find it mind-boggling.
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