“Watering Hole” was painted from a photograph taken in Joe’s Valley, Utah. This area is known for it’s rock climbing and bouldering. While on an extended climbing trip, I stumbled across this beautiful rock formation. It appeared to be small elephant calf drinking water out of a watering hole. What do you see in the rock and textures?
While taking a rest from bouldering, I became fascinated with this tiny weathered rock cropping after I almost tripped over it. Throughout time, as the plates inside the earth shift, outcroppings come to the surface to later rise into larger structures. In this small section of Joe’s Valley, I stumbled upon one that, to me, looked like a baby elephant. The trunk was sealed into another piece of rock and appeared to me as an elephant drinking water. Titling pieces is always a challenge and the title of this piece came to me later as I painted more and more. Yellow hues were chosen to emphasize the bright sun overhead the day I went climbing, and to show the textures developed on cream colored sandstone. The cool colors in the background represent the atmosphere the trees created and the breeze throughout the valley. I truly enjoyed painting every detail of this piece. The original size ended up being a 9”x13” watercolor painting. This painting is also framed with a greyish mat. If interested in the frame as well, please mention this on the CONTACT form so I can send you dimensions and a photograph of the painting framed.
This Original Watercolor Painting, “Watering Hole,” is Available and ONE OF A KIND!!
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-Karen Hilliard
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