I consider myself extrordinarly fortunate to to live next to a trailhead that leads into Whatcom Falls Park. My wife and I and our trusty canine companion, Olive, make daily treks into this incredible temperate rainforest refuge. This winter is proving to be one of the wettest in recent memory, day after day of steady rain have pushed the lakes, creeks and rivers to full capacity and beyond. The above photo shows Whatcom Falls expanded to extend across the whole escarpment, the actual waterfall is usually confined to the far right 1/3 of the drop-off. Spending some time on the stone bridge observing this powerful natural phenomena is quite an invigorating and exhilarating experience.
The Above image is a painting I created recently of Whatcom Falls in the same capacity, with a different atmosphere of dramatic backlighting through the surrounding forest. I call this painting Full Flood. The painting is a triptych, three separate masonite panels with the painting extending across as a continuous image. The panels are gessoed masonite on a 1″ cradle and measure 12″ x 12″ for the two end panels and 12″ x 16″ for the center panel. I separated the three panels with a 1″ piece of stained oak, kind of a minimalist framing approach. The finished piece all assembled measures 12″ x 43″ and is available at PatternArt Studio for $750
