The Great Smoky Mountains get their name from the mists that rise up from the hollows. The park was established in the 1930s and are part of Appalachia, itself which covers parts of New York south into the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and more. My own family on my father’s side can trace itself back through many areas, in particular Tennessee. As a kid, my family traveled through these mountains a bit, but I have never had the opportunity to spend a lot of time exploring them.
Here, I tried to work with a limited palette as well as a wet-in-wet technique to create the sense of fog and mistiness of the distant trees. The sense of just a wetness to the landscape – lush greens, trees, mists – is another thing I wanted to convey. I think it works.
Watercolor, 9×12, Arches 140# CP paper.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 