River watercolors
Lately I've been taking my watercolors on trips. I did the top row on an overnight trip down the Mississippi in my kayak. Watercolors are a lovely, portable way to paint on the spot. I come home not only with paintings but also with sharpened memories of the places themselves, from the process of looking long enough and intently enough to paint a place.
Mississippi River series
My husband introduced me to kayaking a few years ago, and spending so much time on the water has made me look at the river in a different way. These oil paintings are views of the Mississippi in and around Memphis.
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White River Paintings
I have taken several serene painting trips to the White River in the Arkansas Ozarks. I stay in Calico Rock and work in the mornings and evenings but get out on the river itself in the middle of the day. The bluffs provide some stunning overlooks of the whole valley.
