Smith Rock and the Crooked River
Smith Rock is in the high desert of central Oregon. About 30 million years ago, a large caldera (a hollow created after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcano eruption) was formed and then filled by the collapse of overlying rock and ash. This material solidified into rhyolite tuff (silica-rich volcanic rock created by compacting ash under pressure), which was then covered by basalt lava flows from nearby volcanoes about half a million years ago. After that, the Crooked River created the striking geographic features of Smith Rock as it cut its way through the layers of rock.
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Width: 14in
Bruce Washburn
I paint watercolors with a focus on the natural landscapes and distinctive urban settings of the San Francisco Bay Area, Yosemite National Park, and other locations of special importance to me.
Watercolor provides me with a perfect medium for rendering what I’ve envisioned and producing works of a type and size that are easy to share with others.
My intention is to create paintings that, during the process of conceptualization and creation, cause me to think about, and look carefully at, the subject and thereby learn something new about the world. And through that process I aim to create an image that provides the viewer with an experience of interest and a sense of comfort, especially for those with fond and familiar memories of these places.
I have a degree in Fine Arts from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. Over the last decade I have devoted my attention towards learning the ways of watercolor.
Email: btwashburn@gmail.com
Website: www.brucewashburnart.com/
