Rocks in his head
Rocks in his head ... that is what some people say about me. I have to admit it is true. Today for example, we stopped by the White Mountain Museum and Gallery in North Conway NH. Among the extensive and wonderful display of White Mountain art I was particularly struck by the painting above by Byran Carr. It is a large painting (24" x 30") of Champney Falls along the nearby Kancamagus Highway. The falls themselves are named after local artist Benjamen Champney whose works can also be seen (and purchased) in the gallery. I was struck by the modeling and color of the rocks, the patterns of dappled light, and the animated sense of the water as it drizzels over the stone. FMI see this link to the museum and gallery here . While I was there I talked with gallery owner Paul Mayer a lot about rocks, including ochre villages, and flumed waterside stone quarries in France, and artist Eric Koeppel's (another local artist) mountain sculpting glacier painting with a vi...