Gary Akers, Airing Out Study, no date, Drybrush watercolor on paper, Courtesy of the artist, Union, Kentucky

Gary Akers, Pemaquid Sail, no date, Drybrush watercolor on paper, Courtesy of the artist, Union, Kentucky

Eric Hopkins, Summer Islands, 2010, Watercolor, gouache, and crayon on Sumi paper, Courtesy of the artist, Rockland, Maine

Crane Johnson, Bow River Aspens, 2010, fiber, Courtesy of the artist, Eagle, Idaho

Crane Johnson, Peace on a River, 2011, fiber, Courtesy of the artist, Eagle, Idaho

Barbara Ernst Prey, Leah Sky, 2004, Watercolor, Courtesy of the artist, Oyster Bay, New York

Barbara Ernst Prey, Sunset, 2005, Watercolor, Courtesy of the artist, Oyster Bay, New York

Barbara Ernst Prey, Wreathed I, 2004, Watercolor, Courtesy of the artist, Oyster Bay, New York

Barbara Ernst Prey, Hupper Island, 2002, Watercolor, Courtesy of the artist, Oyster Bay, New York

John Michael Thomas Seitzer, Functional Stature, 2007, Oil on canvas, Courtesy of the artist and Joy To The Wind Gallery, Boothbay Harbor, Maine

John Michael Thomas Seitzer, Passing Storm, 2007, Oil on canvas, Courtesy of the artist and Joy To The Wind Gallery, Boothbay Harbor, Maine