Slate Water, Green Wall - River Bend and Pines

Pacific Northwest Landscapes · horizontal

A shallow river runs across the scene from the lower left toward the distance, with small white rapids breaking over the stones. On the left, a pale gravel bar with a few fallen logs leads to a thick stand of tall green evergreens and leafy trees. The right bank is covered in rounded rocks, green shrubs and dry golden grass. Above it all is a soft blue sky with thin, streaky clouds.

A collector wants this for the way the river's S-curve leads the eye from a pale gravel bar, through small white rapids, to a tall wall of green pines. The slate blue-green water, deep forest green and dry golden grass give it a calm, natural palette, and the soft painterly finish keeps it gentle rather than sharp. It is a quiet river scene that feels fresh and open. Many river photographs are either dramatic or flat. This one is even-lit and easy to live with. Attraction to the scene alone is reason enough to want it.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski.

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