Half way point

5X7'

For this piece of art I used the same medium as the last piece. Charcole that is watered down which gives it a unic texture to the artwork. The setting is along the AT in the north carolina mountains. I chose this medium because it is fast and looks good. The color value of the mountains in the background go from dark to light. I was able to shade places on the man by making the black darker in specific spots.  

Waterfall

11x7 1/2

In this piece of art I used charcoal on watercolor paper. I also used a type of technique in which you water the charcoal which gives it a different texture and visual appearance to the viewer. This is a picture of a waterfall along the AT where a man is wading in the water under it. I chose to do this water charcoal because it was new and looked fun to use.

This piece of art is again done in watercolor. I decided to go smaller than usual to make the details highlight more to the viewer. This painting is a picture of a spring going through the smokey mountains. It is one of many that hikers will pass by while hiking the AT. The shading for the rocks was made with a variety of colors such as dark blues, greens, brown, and oranges.

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In this piece of art I did a man in watercolor hiking in a part of East Tennessee called Roan Mountain. I chose this piece of art because it makes the viewer want to know where the man is going and for how long. The size of art is larger than what I normally do. The man is detailed in watercolor pencil that helps bring the color value out in the painting.

Map

29 x 18

This is the fourth concentration piece. It is done in watercolor and is a map of the Appalachian Trail. I did a map of the Appalachian Trail to show how long it is and how many states it goes through. 

Long day

20 x 15

This piece of art was done in charcoal. It is the third piece to the Appalachian trail concentration. 

The view from above

22 x 16

This piece of art was done in charcoal. This art work is again part of the Appalachian Trail concentration theme.