Pat Wattam » Falling Water

Arkansas has many hidden places that are a bit challenging to get to unless the ground is dry - lots of gravel and dirt roads.  Falling Water falls into that category.  I had wanted to go there for a long time but needed someone to take me in their vehicle.  I was told we needed to go before the trees leafed out as we would not have as good a view of the water falls.  This place was just magical!  The color of the water is due to the minerals in the area - which is one of the reasons I wanted to paint this.  I had to wait for the clouds to part and the sun to shine so that I could get a great water color and a sparkle on the water falls.  Such a beautiful place!