Local Color... Down By The River

While painting this scene, discovered that down by the river, is where you find all the 'local' color, well beyond the beauty of the scene at sunset, that originally caught your eye. The details that passed through as painted this scene in this little town, went way beyond the view. That is why the fisherman is almost hidden in the painting, to emphasize that it wasn't until you stopped and spent time here, that you could truly appreciate all the local color, down by the river.