Some days on the river are measured by the fish you catch. The better days might be measured by something else entirely. No Fish But It Doesn’t Matter captures one of those days, when quiet water, warm sunlight, and a few hours spent outside are enough. The river winds through deep summer greens, reflecting bits of sky while warmer tones from the riverbed show through the shallow current.
There is an easy, unhurried quality to the scene. Ripples lead into the bend, sunlight finds the open bank, and the darker trees beyond offer a cool place for the river to disappear. The painting is a reminder of why we go to these places in the first place. Sometimes you catch fish. Sometimes you don’t. Either way, you got to spend the day standing in a river.
