16×20″ oil on canvas– I am so grateful to have water flowing in our local creeks again. This painting started with the small casein sketch below that I made hiking with my family last weekend. 
A plein air sketch is much more useful for me when making a painting than a photograph which can be a lot harder to interpret. Photos aren’t as true to our experience as we think they are. Here is a photo of the scene.
And here is a sketch of the abstract concept… the bones under the image that help me simplify the concept and focus on the essential shapes that make it easy to read.
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Very cool to see your process…thanks for sharing Kevin.
Thanks Sterling– enjoy your day!