1st Place Nature Painting

I was recently delighted to learn my watercolor painting of a waterfall in Hanging Rock State Park I had entered in the Kings Mountain nature painting contest was selected as the first place winner.

Martha K. Moore and her watercolor of Hanging Rock State Park waterfall, first place winner of Kings Mountain nature painting art show
“Hanging Rock Waterfall,” first place winner
Painting on handmade watercolor paper from the Twin Rocker Paper Company in Indiana and mounted on the mat board.  The frame is custom made.  price of painting:  $825

The jurors’ comments were:

We were intrigued by Martha’s use of watercolor to build up impasto passages of paint, as opposed to employing the medium in its typically diluted form. The painting also recalls the “fidelity to nature” reminiscent in the Pre-Raphaelite artists such as John Ruskin and John Everett Millais. Martha has really used vivid color, texture, and detail to bring this subject to life. Congratulations to Martha on her remarkable work.

“Hanging Rock Waterfall”

We enjoyed a wonderful camping experience earlier this year at Hanging Rock State Park in NC. There are numerous trails with such beautiful scenery, including this waterfall.

8 x 10″ matted prints are available of this piece as well as any other painting I have created. Prints fit a standard 11 x 14″ frame and are $35 each with free shipping.

watercolor painting by Martha K. Moore of a waterfall in Hanging Rock State park in North Carolina
“Hanging Rock Waterfall”
35 x 28″ watercolor, double matted in custom frame, ready to hang ~ $3200