Mother’s Pool winter:  Often when we travel from Phoenicia to Mount Tremper my husband will utilize Old Route 28/Plank Road along his Esopus Creek.  And, just as often when we pass Mother’s Pool, he’ll point it out to me saying, “That’s a famous Esopus Creek pool, but I rarely ever catch a fish there.”

Recently he asked me to paint a watercolor of Mother’s Pool, as it lay asleep in winter.  Given the wintery landscape, I was able to do this painting without using white gouache, but instead left areas of the watercolor paper untouched representing snow.  In addition, the sky was kept dull, with a hint of a glow, for a more wintery appearance.  Maybe someday my husband will catch a trout there, while thinking of this painting.

This watercolor appeared in the January 2023 issue of the Gazette, newsletter of the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild.

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