Wanting to continue my loose, landscape watercolor practice, I decided to paint a scene from my mind. A place I've been to many times in my imagination, but doesn't exist in real life. I think the painting came out very close. Lots of soft grass, mossy rocks, and big trees...and a peaceful stream running through it.

It's good therapy when you feel trapped all the time in a place you don't belong, where instead of trees you're surrounded by buildings, to close your eyes and imagine yourself in a better place.

Watercolor on cold-press paper, about 7.5 X 9 inches