Loch Ness, 1977 Atsushi Kikuchi Like many artists of the

Like many artists of the time

a watercolor painting by Ken Decker

The social and economic upheaval brought about by the Great Depression caused many American artists to reject European influences and to seek distinctively “American” themes and idioms

the Laguna Beach Museum of Art

Loch Ness, 1977 Atsushi Kikuchi Like many artists of theA California fine art gicle print on premium watercolor paper. "Dad painted this when he got back from a trip to Scotland, England and France with my mother and their 9 year old grandson, our son Andrew. Mom described how she stood up on the hill overlooking Urquhart Castle as Dad (age 71) and Andrew ran down to explore the castle. The sheep were grazing on the hillside, and Mom says that she stared so hard at the loch lake to see if she could see the