Fly Fishing Artist Moves into Landscape Paintings

I have always had a deep passion for the outdoors and for fishing in particular. I also happened to enjoy painting and drawing ever since I was a child. As an adult my two passions have melded into one allowing me to focus on my love of fishing and art in all aspects of my life. Whether it is tying flies, fly fishing or working on my latest art work all of my hobbies seem to involve art and fly fishing.

My latest works are taking on a somewhat new focus. I have recently started to focus on landscape works which have an underlying fly fishing theme. This is the most recent work I have completed. It is titled "Flies Only". If you focus on the path you will notice a sign posted which requests that any potential waders use only flies in their pursuit of the fish.

I am planning on expanding my portfolio of landscape works.

The original painting "Flies Only" and limited edition prints will be available for purchase at the following website soon:

http://dryflywaters.com/

Fly Fishing Smallmouth Bass - A Recent Art Work by the Author

This blog is dedicated to my love of flyfishing for smallmouth bass. I am also an avid artist and photographer who spends as much time as possible to perfect all of my hobbies. There are many times that these hobbies overlap. My smallmouth bass fly fishing and art have recently overlapped and the following art work is the result. I sell original art works and prints.

All of the prints come hand signed and numbered. You can purchase the original work and prints at my website: http://dryflywaters.com/

You can go directly to the original for sale by clicking this link:

ORIGINAL SMALLMOUTH PAINTING

Fly Fishing Smallmouth Bass - Coming Full Circle from my Youth

I have spent the past few years fly fishing one of my local streams for smallmouth bass. Like many fly fishermen I began my fatal attraction with fly fishing in pursuit of trout. Living in Michigan grants me the chance to fly fish for brook, rainbow and brown trout. All three species are residents in many of the streams. However, there is a bit of travel time involved in gaining access to the prime trout waters.

The incessant need to hit a stream to cast my fly rod around in pursuit of landing a game fish led me back to my childhood fishing roots. I grew up fishing the Huron River Watershed. Namely, I spent my entire summers as a youth in a row boat on a motor free lake that was thriving with largemouth bass, pike, and all sorts of panfish. They say you can never go home again, but I have spent many Sunday mornings fly fishing the same watershed upon which I grew up.

My focus has changed with age from casting a worm on bobbers for largemouth to fly fishing a 2 fly rig under a strike indicator for smallmouth bass. Regardless of my fishing method I have found that the item that I pursue is the same today as it was when I was 10 years old. It is good company and time well spent that I pursue. Tying flies all winter. Talking with my family and friends about our next trip. Researching new spots to try. Talking and joking as we put on our waders and assemble our fly rods. These are the truly great moments involved in my time fishing. The smallmouth bass I may or may not catch are the rainbow after a wonderful shower.

A wonderful conclusion to the event.

Fly Fishing Trout Art by Jonathon A. Waske

I am an avid fly fishing artist who has recently started to sell works of art that I have completed. I have assembled a wide array of fishing related art works that I think any fisherman would enjoy.

There are original waercolors of trout, charcoal fishing drawings, prints of fishing scenes and clothing available. The wide range of items allows anyone interested in fishing art work to make a purchase.

I hope that you take the time to look over the artwork shown below and if you are interested in any type of fishing art work than take the time to visit my site: http://dryflywaters.com/