Cascading

The water does not hesitate at the edge. It simply goes.

A brilliant turquoise waterfall tumbles over smooth gray boulders into a glowing pool below, cool and certain and completely unbothered by the sky burning above it. Because the sky is burning — deep reds, oranges, and golds consuming everything above the treeline while wildflowers and foliage dot the rocks in unexpected pops of teal and lavender below.

Fire above. Water below. And between them, a kind of balance that shouldn't work and absolutely does.

This painting was created in a guided instructional setting. While the composition was instructor-led, every brushstroke is my own, painted with joy and a whole lot of color.