Wednesday Theme Thread - Water

Iceland has the best water....

A Cheshire Canal Remembered



That's beautiful, MG

 

I enjoy being in the presence of waterfalls, then capturing the memory of those magical moments in a painting.

Original acrylic painting on gessoed board.

WOW, Carmen!

Very nice Abbie!

I really enjoyed standing at this Niagara Falls lookout point, just watching and listening to the awesome sounds and power of all of that water rushing over the edge.

 

Back atcha, Abbie -- thanks, re:WOW!

Traditional painting's how I hone my digital art chops.   :)   carmenhathaway.com/Traditional painting

Dynjandi, one of the many waterfalls in Iceland

It's still Tuesday here in Kentucky ( 10 pm ) , but I have always liked water.

Especially the clear, cold and calm waters I found in Alaska. I captured this image from a deck of a slow-moving cruise ship heading towards some tide-water glaciers in Prince William Sound.

The Mill Pond at Allaire Village in Wall Township NJ

Rio grande rafting

 

A laboratory experiment.

I don't get down to the beach often anymore although I live only an hour and a half away. This pastel work depicts a wave in the Atlantic waters off of Myrtle Beach, SC.

 

Just when you think you're been there & done that -- well, you probably have.

Here's a memento of those trials & tribulations we're all subject to.

My concept/original title was well received back in 2011, for a fused art glass piece that was part of a solo show in Quebec.

I've had fun again coming up with this text/art print version.

Chester BridgeMississippi River

Photo taken on October 14, 2019

Great River Road Series

Located at river mile marker 109.5, the Chester Bridge is a two-lane continuous truss bridge connecting Missouri Route 51 and Illinois Route 150 across the Mississippi River.

Constructed by Sverdrup and Parcel and Associates, Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri. Construction began in 1941 and was finished in 1942 at a cost of $1.385 million. It opened on August 23, 1942, and serves about 6,400 vehicles per day.



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SAILING . ABSTRACT

Water, in the form of puddles, reflecting buildings along Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

Pacific Ocean surfers in Southern California, Oceanside, San Diego County.

Although this is not such a beautiful or artistic scene, nowadays memories ( good and bad ) more frequently come back to me, from my time as a 19-20 year old in a war long ago and far away. Water was very important in simply having enough to drink, having to walk in or across small streams or creeks, riding in small boats during the day or night loaded up with heavy weapons, ammunition and gear with no life preservers, or jumping into a dirty river near a base camp just to cool off. All the while having to carry enough good drinking water for me and my Army Scout Dog, when I learned a gallon of water weighs about 8 pounds. I promised myself way back then, that I would never be as thirsty as I was during that period of my life.



Not far from the busy streets of Saigon, many people lived in small villages often located near a river or stream. Families were close with grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins living in the same house or in others nearby. During the Vietnam War in the late 1960s, my Army unit patrolled this area by night and day, but I preferred walking around in the daylight. Sometimes on these day patrols I even carried my camera and attempted to capture peaceful scenes of everyday village life. Although our squad was armed with all sorts of weaponry, curious children usually appeared to watch us go by. With smiling faces, laughter and out-stretched arms waving hello, I believed that we may all have a good day when I saw these ... Children On The River.

A 13 foot alligator ready for his closeup 🐊

 

Strolling along our town's beautiful Crescent Lake one afternoon, revealed this comedy.

Sharks! Duck!

Water ripples create beautifully circles over the surface of the pond with fish and lily pads.

JOY WATSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Time To Reflect
Yering Station Winery at Healesville, Yarra Valley, Country Victoria, Australia

A colorful surfing wave

Wave Color



Ocean Wave Beach Art Print from an Original Watercolor Painting. A colorful breaker curls into a tube & crashes onto the shore. Mist from the white foam crest sprays into the blue sky. The swell water is yellow green at top & deepens to blue green at the bottom. Swirls of sea foam adorn the wave barrel & shallow shore.

“Blue Mind” is a term that describes a state of water associated peace. Regularity without monotony, leads your mind into a dreamy state of attention, essential to creativity & problem solving.

Surround yourself with water-associated peace :)

Some beautiful work here!

Starry Night series places Vincent van Gogh’s famous The Starry Night painting as a sky in famous city skylines.
Rogers Centre in the center of this image, originally named SkyDome, is a multi-purpose stadium in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada situated just southwest of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario.

David Dehner

La Fortuna Waterfall



La Fortuna Waterfall Costa Rica, Travel Art Print from an Original Watercolor Painting. The falls pour out from a green jungle & plummet into an aqua blue pool below. It's a short walk from the top, across a bridge & down the hillside steps to reach the canyon floor. At the bottom, you feel the strong breeze of the powerful falls. Swim in the cool water surrounded by lush rain forest vegetation, tropical birds, monkeys & other animals.

The falls are magnificently invigorating & beautiful.
A "must do" while in Costa Rica!

Two small islands in the beautiful Eibsee, a lake on the bottom of Germany's hightest mountain, the Zugspitze.

Sycamore Cove Beach California



Ocean Art Print from an Original Watercolor Painting. A translucent blue wave rolls into a cove, curling & crashing along the rocks & sprays water into the air. White sea foam glistens on the sandy shore.
Beautiful Southern California!

This is Sycamore Cove Beach in Point Mugu State Park. It is on the Pacific Coast Highway (Hwy 1), convenient to Oxnard, Ventura, Malibu & Santa Monica.
Perfect for those seeking less crowded beaches & hiking trails.

This spot is so gorgeous that many Hollywood movies use this scenic location for filming.

 

Hot water makes for a great cuppa cappuccino....

Black and white image of a large wave breaking on the rocks off the shore in Venice Beach, California.

Enormous seismic sea waves emanate from volcanic activity deep in the ocean.

This image was created from macro photographs of snow crystals and snow on Ponderosa Pine needles.

Before you judge my life, my past or my character. walk in my shoes, walk the path I have traveled, live my sorrow, my doubts, my fear, my pain and my laughter.

The skyline of Dublin Ireland is reflected in the waters of River Liffey.

Arenal Volcano Costa Rica viewed from Tabacon Hot Springs a paradise of thermal rivers & waterfalls



Vulcan Arenal Costa Rica, Art Print from an Original Watercolor Painting.
This view of the Volcano includes Lush Tropical Green Plants, Colorful Flowers & Waterfalls.

I was staying in the local town of La Fortuna & fell in love with this Garden of Eden Landscape at Tabacon Hot Springs.
With endless beautiful nature, rivers, ocean, rain forests, Costa Rica is one of my favorite Travel Destinations in Central America.

Black and white image of the shore in Manhatten Beach, CA.

Two boys trying to catch blue crabs with bait on a string surrounded by a dip-net.

The original photo was taken at Corolla Village in North Carolina's Outer Banks. The image was treated and processed for an oil painting appearance. I thought the composition would go well with this type of artistic effect.

“Foggy Sunrise Reflection” by Patti Deters. A beautiful misty sunrise on Tamarack Lake in northern Minnesota. The fog is so thick the trees on the island peninsula are merely dark shadows. The calm water reflects the sun in a lovely scene as only nature can create. Please enjoy more of my (landscape, waterscape, sunrises, and more) images at http://patti-deters.pixels.com.

North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton, Alberta in September. Aspen poplars are the predominate tree in the river valley here and they turn a gorgeous yellow in Autumn.

Pacific ocean waves breaking onto the shore in Manhattan Beach, California. Square format.

The pier.

Black and white image of the pier in Manhattan Beach, California.

A small mountain lake in the southwestern Alberta Rockies.

Skyline of Jacksonville, Florida, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Poetry in a puddle of water:

Downtown Greenville, South Carolina, by the Reedy River.

A mountain lake in the Alberta Rocky Mountains.

In the deep blue water, something BEDAZZLES