Friday, January 3, 2014

The Catch


6"x6" Oil on Gessoed Panel
with Palette Knife
SOLD



Today was a bitter cold January day. So, my artist's eye went fishing for warmer inspiration. Today's painting comes from a photograph taken from one of my plein air adventures last summer.

On the day I was painting in the Elk River, there was a fly fisherman near by. He learned how to use the fly rod from a troop of Boy Scouts years ago and has been fishing that way ever since. My wife caught a great photo of him scooping up a nice trout. As I painted the sunset on the river, the man said to my wife, "I've seen a LOT of things in this river, but I haven't seen ANYONE paint."—another testament to why plein air painting is so special. 

I love the grace and elegance of fly fishing. I suppose it brings a therapeutic serenity similar to that of painting. I guess, in a way, were are both fishermen—standing in the middle of the river—sharing a peaceful passion to bring in a good catch.


3 comments:

  1. Love it. I hope someday my fishing paintings can have as much life as this one.

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  2. Love your color palette! I was very surprised to see you painted this with a palette knife when I viewed the small thumbnail image on Leslie's blog. Great job! Best wishes for the January Challenge and new year!

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  3. Wonderful movement in the water expressed with thick, juicy paint! Beautiful :)

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