Cumberland Falls

Photograph with sketch lines 

I studied many views of Cumberland Falls, but this is the one I worked from more closely than others. It was taken several years ago from the Eagle Falls area.

Because the scene would be viewed from both sides of the glass, it was important to have it be recognizable from both views. Looking from downstream near the center of the river is the most symmetrical composition.

I cut the pieces for the cliffs first, because I only had a few pieces of that glass. Then I cut and fit the Falls piece between them.

Photographed with an opaque card behind the glass, this shows the texture in the white glass used for the water.

Finished Falls section