Shandaken:  This northwest corner of Ulster County was originally part of Woodstock before it was established in 1804.  To Native Americans the name meant “rapid waters” and incidentally the mountainous town is the fountainhead of Esopus Creek.  The 32 by 48 inch acrylic Esopus landscape, and its rapid waters, below was painted for Christ’s Lutheran Church in Woodstock, to inspire by-passers in the Glory of God during these difficult times.

Shandaken 32"x 48" acrylic (DtC):

A watercolor version of the same scene above: