https://gallery.geekella.com 2025-12-11 daily 1.0 https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/678821b8.jpg **Along the Tuckasegee River** \n *watercolor on cold press cotton* \n Fall colors and misty skies as we stopped in Dillsboro to see the river. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/8ac1b72c.jpg **Logs on the Bartram Trail** \n *watercolor and graphite on cold press cotton* \n A winding, leaf covered trail with fallen trees blocking the path didn’t stop us. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/e1bab699.jpg **Tallulah Falls** \n *watercolor on cold press* \n A brief study of the waterfall, from about 650 feet above the gorge. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/0284aa7c.jpg **Overlooking the Tallulah River** \n *watercolor on cold press* \n A five minute color study overlooking the river gorge. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/6fb359e1.jpg **A mountainside view of Tallulah Gorge** \n *watercolor on cold press cotton* \n Fall colors paint the mountainside above the river gorge. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/298f9ac1.jpg **A sea of color, Franklin, NC** \n *gouache on hot press* \n The mountain views were an endless sea of changing colors. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/71e2ea0f.jpg **Changing of the leaves, Franklin, NC** \n *watercolor on cold press cotton* \n A first attempt using an easel and proper brushes in the wild. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/90e9249c.jpg **Tallulah Falls color harmony** \n *watercolor on hot press cotton* \n With no mixing tray on the trail, this was done without cleaning the brush between colors. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/6cd8e8e7.jpg **A session in the rain, Franklin, NC** \n *watercolor and graphite on cold press cotton* \n Painting in the unsheltered rain - the result is a beautiful bleeding mess. Working paper that won’t dry is certainly an experience. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/be3a5859.jpg **Changing of the leaves, Franklin, NC** \n *gouache and ink on bamboo* \n The thick layers of multicolored trees inspired me to try gouache to capture the scene. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/98f04514.jpg **A bee at the brewery** \n *watercolor on cold press* \n Currahee Brewing, overlooking the Little Tennessee River. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/b1d101f0.jpg **Winding Stair Gap, Appalachian Trail** \n *graphite on fine grain* \n A stormy day on the Appalachian Trail and a quick sketch of the signpost marking the mountain gap. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/3eb89372.png **Same scene, two ways, Appalachian Trail** \n *gouache/ink, graphite on fine grain* \n Some quick sketches as I play with the same scene in different styles. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/2e963cc0.jpg **A view from Main Street, Franklin, NC** \n *graphite on hot press cotton* \n Water soluble graphite capturing the surrounding mountains. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/gallery02/76368acb.jpg **Little Tennessee River** \n *watercolor on cold press* \n Along the Little Tennessee River Greenway. https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-d203f89a.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-6418621e.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-aff0cd8a.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-f403b800.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-490788e0.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-f30a482d.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-0b886186.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-5a5f51fe.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-6ee25241.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-bda476b1.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-036fff0b.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-6fc8f9cf.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-c4a089fe.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/slideshow01-82ade447.jpg Untitled https://gallery.geekella.com/assets/images/image01.jpg