After The Rain - Watercolor

After The Rain - WatercolorAFTER THE RAIN: A Smokies spring landscape on the way to Newfound Gap. After the rain, a welcome sun appeared to cast its yellow light on the mountains, and Mountain Laurel raised their grateful heads to the warmth. After the rain, the dark clouds swept across the western mountains and were gone, leaving the gentle warmth of the sun to touch upon the tips of watery pines and dry the crystal drops hung suspended from each needle (an excerpt from the

Sunlight turns the leaves to gold and sparkles on icy waters

Another perfect Smokies day comes to an end

MORNING LIGHT:

The waterfall and creek are named for a Cherokee chief whose village was nearby

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Crisp winds blow down into the valleys from the high mountains

I have passed the pond on Buckhorn Road and gazed in awe at the two beautiful swans gliding peacefully on the still waters

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Autumn had come to the sheltered valley of Cades Cove

This Smokies landscape on deckled watercolor paper is mounted on canvas and framed with a linen liner

a solitude that flows across the afternoon hours

Brilliant pink lilies float on bright blue waters reflecting a perfect sky