Channeling memories of Sandy Ridge Mountain, between Dante and Trammel in coal country in Dickenson County Southwest Virginia. Continuing experiments with Daniel Smith Primatex. It's an interesting pigment #watercolor #landscape #trammel

Spring comes to the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, rendered with mainly Daniel Smith Primatek pigments #Shenandoahvalley #landscape

Generic landscapes based on Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee, experimenting with Daniel Smith Primatex to increase granulation #watercolor #granulation #landscape

The Blue Mud boat landing on Norris Lake with Big Ridge Mountain in the background, Tennessee. #watercolor #landscape #norrislake #tennessee

Latest efforts with granulating pigments. Tonight based on travel through Grayson County Virginia Noah Johnson Farm, established in the 1870s but now abandoned and in decay and Little Brush Creek, a favorite destination for local trout fisherman #watercolor #art #landscape #grasoncounty

Playing with granulating pigments on hot press and cold press watercolor paper. Hot press is my interpretation of Mount Rogers in the Commonwealth of Virginia Cold press my interpretation of Big Spy Mountain off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Commonwealth of Virginia #watercolor #landscape

The highest peak in the Commonwealth Virginia is Mount Rogers in Grayson County. #watercolor #art #landscape #mountgrayson

Another effort exploring granulating pigments, based on memories of the eastern shore of Virginia. #granulating #watercolor #art #landscape #easternshore #virginia

Tonight's effort, playing around with granulating pigments. Landscape based on the Eastern Shore of Virginia #granulating #watercolor #easternshore #virginia #art #landscape

Mead Marble Quarry outside of Knoxville tennessee, around 1960 #watercolor #art #landscape #quarry #noxville

memories of Indian Cave in Blaine Tennessee. I visited this as a child in the late 1950s It was a one-man operation but every bit of spectacular as the Luray Caverns in Virginia. Sadly the property was sold and now it's off limits to the public #watercolor#landscape #lindiancave #tennessee

Old Rag Mountain in Madison County Virginia revisited #watercolor #art #landscape #oldragmountain #madison #virginia

Memories of the Peaks of Otter, the Blue Ridge Parkway overlooking Bedford Virginia #watercolor #Art #landscape #mountains #blueRidgeparkway

Couple of variations based on memories of East Tennessee landscape, trying for a vintage look

Variations continue, East Tennessee landscape #watercolor#art #landscape #easttennessee

Variations Bruce Lee based on East Tennessee / Southwest Virginia landscapes #art #landscapes #watercolor #tennessee

Generic Southwest Virginia landscape #watercolor #art #landscape

Tonight's cartoon, another Southwest Virginia generic landscape. Loosely based on the Pound River #art #landscape #watercolor #river

Tonight's cartoon, another Southwest Virginia generic landscape. Loosely based on the Pound River #art #landscape #watercolor #river

Cartoon for the night, Old stone structure in Elkmont Tennessee nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains #watercolor #landscape #art #tennessee #smokymountains

Memories of visiting Grandpa Bishop's tobacco farm in East Tennessee when I was a ute stacking the 1950s. #watercolor #art #landscape #tobacco #tennessee #bishop

Tonight's memory, Lake Keokee in Lee County Virginia #watercolor #virginia #art #landscape

The Cow Pasture River as it winds Bath County Virginia #watercolor #trout #virginia #art #landscape

Tonight's cartoon Attempting to go retro with memories of Dead Man's Mountain in Troutville Virginia Climbed to the top when I was young and limber and there was an abandoned peach orchard up there. Best peaches I have ever had #art #landscape #watercolor #troutville #deadmansmountain

Memories of Old Rag Mountain in Madison County. Used to be Home of the best wild native brook trout fishing in the Commonwealth of Virginia before it became a destination for weekend revelers and four-wheel drive enthusiasts. #watercolor #art #landscape #Trout #fishing

The Walking Hills of Southwest Virginia #watercolor#art #landscape #virginia

Spring rains move across High Butte, Wise County Virginia #watercolor#landscapes #art

Version 5, Resurrection Lake in Tennessee ( memories from the last century, 1950 or so)) Trying to get a retro look but it's elusive #watercolor #art #landscape #resurrection #tennessee

Spring comes to Resurrection Lake in Jefferson County Tennessee #watercolor #resurrection #art #landscape

Memories of Cherokee Lake East Tennessee around 1960 or thereabouts #watercolor #landscape #art #tennessee

Variations continue. Tonight's effort, "The Wizard in the Trees" Can you spot the wizard? #art #landscape #tennessee #watercolor

A couple more variations on a theme. This time experimenting with formulating my own Yellow Ochre and other pigments that I don't happen to have on hand #tennessee #art #watercolor #landscape

More Spring comes to East Tennessee. #watercolor #spring #art #landscape

Variations on a theme, spring comes to East Tennessee #watercolor #art #landscape #spring

Just a couple more weeks and spring will come to East Tennessee #watercolor #art #landscape

Moore spring comes to East Tennessee

Spring comes to East Tennessee

The well is dry today so the best I can manage a couple of card size line and wash quickies #watercolor #pen #urbansketching #tennessee #landscape

Another generic East Tennessee landscape My interpretation from memory of a painting my Aunt Liz had hanging in her house when I used to visit her in Knoxville around 1960 #landscape #watercolor #tennessee #art #elizabeth

A couple of days worth of generic East Tennessee landscapes from memory #watercolor #landscape #tennessee #art

A couple of days worth of generic East Tennessee landscapes from memory #watercolor #landscape #tennessee #art

Couple of generic East Tennessee landscapes from memories of the 1950s and 60s #watercolor #art #landscape

Trying for a "vintage" look with my East Tennessee landscapes #watercolor #art #landscapes #urbansketching #jeffersoncounty #tennessee

More in a continuing series loosely based on East Tennessee landscape #watercolor #art #landscape

My effort for tonight, loosely based on Humpback Rock of the Blue Ridge parkway in Virginia #watercolor #art #landscape #humpbackRock

Another generic East Tennessee based landscape from memory.

Shoes Jefferson County Tennessee #watercolor #art #landscape

Snowed in, so a couple of East Tennessee landscapes from memory #watercolor #art #landscapes #East Tennessee

More experiments mixing honey with watercolor pigments. Doesn't show up in these photographs but it's amazing how much richer the colors become when mixed with honey #watercolor #landscapes #art #honey

Hamblen County Tennessee common generic landscape Watercolor diluted with honey #art #landscape #honey #watercolor