Watercolor completed on location
Houghton Maine
Persistence
A
slight turn off the paved road
The
grass quickly rises above the bumper, gently pushing us along
The
road constricts, tree tops block out the sun
Branches
tap the roof
Gently
at first, then with more urgent groans, warning us to stop
How
far the road will let us go?
A
birch sapling stretches across the road
A
warning
A long
steep drop hidden around the corner
The
road sprints downhill
Ending
in a small clearing
Hidden
by the last drop in the road
Surrounded
by thickly wooded hills
Guarding
their secrets
Bear
scat and moose track tell me that we are not alone
I
grab my paints and slip into the woods
Heading
for high ground
The
trees refuse to surrender the view I hope to find
Persistence
Stubbornness
A
fine line
Rewarded
Invisible
to a casual glance
A
small scar, a remnant of past storms,
Offers
an opportunity
To
see above and beyond the trees
To
see the entire valley
Persistence
Pine,
Birch, and spruce claw their way skyward
Pushing
rocks aside
The
scar was already fading
Hours
spent painting, the memory is set
My
back is aching, paying the price for hours of concentration elsewhere
It
was worth it
I
don’t need to return here to know - this view is no more
The
moose and bear travel as the mist, fleeting yet present,
Unwilling
to be seen
They
persist
Oil painting completed on location
Looking up from the campsite
Watercolor
Interrupted by swarms of black flies
Oil painting completed on location
Looking up from the campsite
Watercolor
Interrupted by swarms of black flies
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