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Watkins Glen State Park Art Show
Excited to share with you today’s collection in the virtual gallery! But before we enter the gallery, let’s take a quick fieldtrip to look at the scenes that inspired today’s paintings! Grab yourself a cup of tea/coffee/wine and a favorite snack to enjoy while we explore the gallery. This gallery…
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Waterfall Wednesday: Rainbow Falls
“In one place in the island of Hawaii, we saw a laced and ruffled cataract of limpid water leaping from a sheer precipice fifteen hundred feet high; but that sort of scenery finds its stanchest ally in the arithmetic rather than in spectacular effect. If one desires to be so…
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Waterfall Wednesday: Minnehaha Falls
Do you know what Minnesota and New York have in common? They both have a waterfall named Minnehaha Falls. But do you know which came first and what inspired the name? We’re back again in Watkins Glen State Park today to talk about Minnehaha Falls. I must admit that this…
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Waterfall Wednesday: Pluto Falls
This week we’re back in Watkins Glen State Park to talk about Pluto Falls. Did you know there are 19 waterfalls in this park? For my 50 New York Waterfalls project I painted seven of the main ones. Watkins Glen State Park is located along Route 14 on the southern tip…
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Waterfall Wednesday: Twin Falls Lower Falls
Today for Waterfall Wednesday we’re going back to Twin Falls near Watkins Glen, New York. A couple of months ago I shared to about the Upper Falls portion of this area. Today, I’ll talk more about Lower Falls. But first, here is a view that I found while reviewing photos…
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Waterfall Wednesday: Central Cascade
Did you know that Watkins Glen State Park used to have a resident artist? That’s something that I found out from one of the displays in the beautiful new entrance when I visited the park this past summer of my 50 New York Waterfalls project. I found it really intriguing…
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Waterfall Wednesday: Hector Falls
Hector Falls, photograph, 2018 Today’s waterfall is one that probably many of you know and have visited. I’ve visited this one several times over the years and it’s always interesting to see how different it looks depending on how much water is flowing through it. Hector Falls is located in…
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Waterfall Wednesday: Sentry Cascade
Today’s featured waterfall is Sentry Cascade in Watkins Glen State Park. This waterfall also goes by the name of Entrance Cascade or Amphitheatre Cascade (due to the rock on three sides as you approach the beginning of the gorge). Sentry Cascade, photograph, 2018 Watkins Glen State Park is located along…
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Waterfall Wednesday: Twin Falls Upper Falls
Twin Falls is the subject of today’s Waterfall Wednesday, specifically the upper falls of the two found in this location (Lower Falls will be talked about later on). Twin Falls is located in Watkins Glen along Glen Creek in Sugar Hill State Forest just a few miles upstream from Watkins…
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Waterfall Wednesday: Triple Cascade
Triple Cascade in Watkins Glen State Park Triple Cascade, 6×6 acrylic on wood panel, 2018 Triple Cascade is one of the most iconic waterfalls found within Watkins Glen State Park in Watkins Glen, New York. The bottom entrance to the park is located at 971 Franklin Street in Watkins Glen…
