Waterfall Wednesday: Upper Triphammer Falls
I haven’t quite pinned down why this waterfall is one of my favorites. Maybe it’s because it falls at angular steps. Maybe it’s because it’s in such an urban setting. Maybe it’s because it satisfies some need to find out where things start. Maybe it’s the beautiful lake and waterlilies…
Waterfall Wednesday: Forest Falls
This week we’re back in Fall Creek Gorge in Ithaca to visit Forest Falls. This waterfall is another one that’s hidden within the Cornell University campus. Fall Creek Gorge (aka Ithaca Gorge) is a mile long gorge that runs along Fall Creek from Beebe Lake to Ithaca Falls before eventually…
Waterfall Wednesday: Ludlowville Falls
Today’s featured waterfall is Ludlowville Falls. Ludlowville Falls is found in the town of Lansing northeast of Ithaca, New York. Salmon Creek flows through it and the creek is a large tributary to nearby Cayuga Lake (Ludlowville Falls is located to the east of Cayuga Lake). Ludlowville Park, photograph, 2018 The…
Waterfall Wednesday: Aunt Sarah’s Falls
This week’s featured waterfall is Aunt Sarah’s Falls. This waterfall made me fall in love with waterfalls in the wintertime. I was entranced by the different shapes and textures of the ice and the way that the water and ice had an aqua color at certain angles. Aunt Sarah’s Falls,…
Waterwall Wednesday: Ithaca Falls
There’s a lot of waterfalls in Ithaca – a LOT – but this one is one of my favorites and the first that I visited – Ithaca Falls. When it comes to waterfalls in Ithaca, I’m a bit of a newbie. I knew that Buttermilk Falls existed but until this…
Waterfall Wednesday: Pratt’s Falls
Mad Scientist, 19×25 pastel on black pastel paper, 2013 Happy Halloween! It felt like since it is Halloween I should start out with some art that I’ve done that could be considered spooky just for fun. These are two pieces that I thought would fit that theme. Mad Scientist is one…
Waterfall Wednesday: Tinker Falls
Tinker Falls is a beautiful waterfall located in the Labrador Hollow Unique Area in Tully, New York. The waterfall drops 50 feet from a Tully Limestone capstone (similar to Carpenter Falls, Cowshed Falls, and (upcoming) Ludlowville Falls) then flows another 30 feet down through a rocky cascade during a high flow…
Waterfall Wednesday: Lower Triphammer Falls
Lower Triphammer Falls, 6×6 acrylic on wood panel, 2018 I’m excited to share about this waterfall today! Do you know why? It’s part of my favorite painting collection from my recent project of 50 New York waterfalls! What makes it my favorite? (I’m starting to feel like I’m interviewing myself…
Waterfall Wednesday: Enfield Falls
Enfield Falls, 6×6 acrylic on wood panel, 2018 Have you visited Enfield Falls before? I hadn’t until this summer! The coolest thing about this waterfall – you can swim in front of it! Enfield Falls, photograph, 2018 Did I swim in front of it? Nope. I completely forgot that that…
Waterfall Wednesday: Cowshed Falls
Cowshed Falls, 6×6 acrylic on wood panel, 2018 Fillmore Glen State Park, photograph, 2017 Cowshed Falls is part of Fillmore Glen State Park in Moravia, New York at the base of Owasco Lake. There is a separate short trail (about 100 yards) that leads directly to the bottom of Cowshed…
