West Virginia

Moss And Morning Light

Moss And Morning Light Paint Creek is one of my favorite locations in West Virginia because there are so many beautiful places to photograph and the creek is relatively easy to access. It was a very chilly morning in early October and there was still a lot of green on the trees. Paint Creek is actually quite long and is a tributary of the Kanawha River and part of the Mississippi River watershed. It's over 42 miles long! I drove along it for many miles and the whole view along the drive was very pretty! The creek meanders through the woods and bubbles over many rock spills. Near the town of Pax, there is a little rest area with a bathroom and viewing platform to access the creek. I wanted to convey a bit of the magic I felt here so I finished the image with my signature hand-painted technique by adding subtle layers of shading and color mixing using digital software, a tablet and pen. No AI was used to create this image.