Mountain Heather Australia I’ve always thought of Koi

I’ve always thought of Koi as having a mythical side

This is one in a series of panorama format landscapes I began years ago and still find compelling

Watercolour painted directly onto an old topographic map from British Columbia

so when I Googled the place I came across a wonderful set of photos

Mountain Heather Australia I’ve always thought of KoiThe sketches for this painting were done at the top of Idaho Peak in the Kootenay Region of British Columbia. A large group of us were spending a couple of weeks paddling the lakes and rivers of the area, and we took a day off to hike through the alpine meadows. 5 1 2 X 7 1 2 Unframed