A Person, Artist, Software Engineer, Geologist.

As summer warms up the increased in water temperatures starts the clock ticking for that last of the stocked trout waters.  Too warm and fish don't want to eat as the O2 levels decrease as the temperature gets closer to 70.  Together with the spin casters harvesting the fish, there is fewer and fewer fish to catch. In these conditions I start my migration to higher creeks and into the wild trout waters of the GSMNP (Great Smoky Mts N.P.) and locally.  There will still be fish but they will be smaller as these creeks and streams are smaller and rocky. This latest drawing is from a barn known to the ABA (Appalachia Barn Alliance).  Lots of character in this one.  I've got a couple more to get done before Sandy (w/ABA) will select 5 for their Note Cards at the Art fundraiser.  I should also be at the show with some of my drawings. I did see some fishing news in the west that is telling of the times.  In Yellowstone that are stopping fishing in the afternoon because the water tempe

Man does not live by bread alone and they is true for black & what drawings.  So back to color I go.  I love watercolor but it's hard and each time I feel that I'm lost in the wilderness only to find (after letting my work sit for weeks) that some of it is not bad.   Still hunting for my watercolor style. Went driving to take some photos of an neat old building by the French Broad river in Madison Co. and to my surprise found it was being restored!  Even better, I met with the fellow old guys rebuilding / restoring it.  Got a complete tour of the outside and inside of the building that is about 1/2 done.  Very nice to see this happen and I hope my drawing / watercolor does it justice. I bought some cheap frames from Ikea of different sizes and now I'm working on doing some artwork to feel these sizes.  This watercolor I did for Bobbie and it's of a vase of hand picked flowers she placed on the porch table.  I titled it "Summer". But on to other thoughts...

 Maybe it's the summertime or the weather or whatever, but sometimes the days just go by without thinking.  I suppose that's the way it should be (?)  I make little lists for things that I need to do for the next day or so.  Not a log or task tracking, just a wee bit of paper with some items on it that I feel good about lining out.  Got a bunch of things crossed off this week.   None of the items where fishing! It rained a few days ago so the creeks and streams will be running high and silty for a few more days.  No fishing in these conditions. Even got a drawing done that I wanted to do.  What I did not get done is some watercolors.  It keeps getting put on my list but never seems to get lined out.  I'll get back to it one day.  Just need to be in the right mind set. It's not that we don't have plans, we do, but it's the time in-between plans that is the "Just Living".  Bought some new books on Amazon, ordered an inflatable Kayak from Amazon, waiting