I spend a few weeks every autumn in this river on Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, Canada. There is a marvelous feeling of serenity in that activity because there aren't many fish caught, and most of the time you are waiting and talking to friends you've made there both new and old, or slowly moving through the water in a rotation of other fishermen. You cast and move carefully down the pool to the end. It's very meditative. I took some photos this year of fish taken, but somehow the experience of being on the river in a beautiful, remote part of the world enjoying the place and an underlying sense of calmness and anticipation seemed more interesting. I tried to capture that.

The sky was a little flat so I worked on that, and I thought adding another fisherman to the left would give a better sense of balance to the painting.

I hope Oliver sees this because I want to express my gratitude to him for all his efforts to share his love for and his approach to watercolor. I've ordered the new book, but it's backordered here, and won't arrive until February. So looking forward to seeing it and working with his ideas and techniques.