Swiss Alpine Tarn

That tiny lake of turquoise — the whole reason. Surrounded by greys and ochres, it holds the painting together. The Alps will give you ten ranges in one view; here most of them stay quiet so the tarn can speak.

An original watercolour of a Swiss alpine tarn on Arches HP 100% cotton. A small glacial lake at the foot of a high valley — the kind of meltwater pool that catches its impossible turquoise from the rock flour washed off the surrounding peaks. Snow-streaked summits either side, ridges fading into mist, the tarn doing all the colour work: a quiet variation on a scene that recurs at every altitude in the Alps.