Watercolor

By: Reid, Stephen W.

Watercolor is a contemporary literary novel about a struggling painter navigating addiction, family obligation, and the uneasy intersection between art and commerce.

Carter Hale lives a precarious life as a small-town artist whose work rarely sells for more than a few hundred dollars. While attempting to maintain sobriety and repair strained relationships with his brother Cameron and sister-in-law Jenny, Carter survives through modest commissions and unstable routines. When a last-minute gallery emergency leads Jenny to display one of Carter's paintings, an unexpected opportunity begins to emerge from the art world.

As outside interest grows and the possibility of a significant sale develops, Carter is forced to confront the cost of being taken seriously as an artist. Success threatens to reshape his relationships, his recovery, and his understanding of what his work means.

Set against the rhythms of small-town life and the quiet pressures of family responsibility, the novel examines creativity, addiction, and the uneasy reality that professional success cannot repair the personal fractures that precede it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GYJ45LVG
• ISBN13: 9798295802102
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Pineywoods Press
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"