Clear Water and Small Cutties

Recently I did a backpacking trip into Bull of the Woods Wilderness, along Elk Lake Creek, with my friends Les and Phil. The clarity of the water in these remote creeks is truely remarkable (thanks to the protection from logging in this area). The fishing for small native cutthroats proved to be non stop action with any choice of color Elk Hair Caddis, unfortunatly the largest was only 9-10" but still a load of fun.
I also fished a Beaver pond and spotted my first Oregon Beaver as well as a Bald Eagle flying above the creek. It was a great time and probably the last pack trip I will be doing for a while with the Triplets well on their way.

Octopus 1

So this is definitely not a trout, but now as I prepare to be a father I will be painting more sea creatures most notable octopus and maybe squid. This is the first in a series of three that I am doing for the kids room. If you are interested in the triplet development check out our other blog:
Pitts trips

Holding Rainbow

this painting was of a trout I caught in a small lake on the oregon coast.

crows in the snow

here is another crow painting

3 crows a study

I decided to paint something a little different. This painting is not of trout, not even of fish at all but Crows. I have always liked crows, being one of the smartest animals in fact i want a bumper sticker that says " my crow is smarter than your honor student" but non exist that I know of.

A brown for old time sake

It has been a while since I have had time to throw down some water colors. Finally got the chance this evening, decided to paint an old brown trout just for the "heck" of it.

Young Redband Rainbow

The Redband rainbow is an important species here in Oregon. The Redband Trout that inhabit the Deschutes river are known for their tremendous strength, pound for pound the hardest fighting trout. This is a painting in a series of small fish most like the ones I usually catch.