Cricketts Inky Art Blot

I have been using ripples of water in a few paintings and prints lately. It is difficult to keep them looking realistic, so I took myself off in search of flowing water. I headed down the road to the Truckee River today as a snow storm is heading this way tomorrow and snapped a few shots and scribbled in my sketch pad. The shadows of the trees and branches were both interesting and a distraction! Eventually I made it down to the banks of the river and took a few shots of the surface of the river and the way it moved and flowed around the rocks. I paid most attention to a downward view and how the light made patterns on the river bed. I faced toward the sun: And away from the sun: By this time, I was positively frozen! Looking up at the mountain, I could see the clouds forming that are to bring our storm and made the decision that it was time for tea (gosh I am so predictably English)! I headed back to the railroad t...