"Traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway"

"Traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway"
8" x 10"
Oil on Canvas

This is something every Virginian does -- usually over and over again!  A beautiful, peaceful place -- both on foot or in a vehicle.

"Cascading" - Waterfall in South West Virginia

"Cascading"
16" x 20"
Oil on Canvas

This waterfall is located West of Blacksburg, VA deep in the mountains. Of course, it's a vigorous hike up to it, but well worth the effort! The electricity in the air from the rushing of the water, felt even before you reach the falls, is euphoric --everyone radiating huge smiles of happiness...

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Oil Painters of America Virginia Paint Out

This weekend I attended the Oil Painters of America/ Virginia Plein Air Painters paint out that was held at the Tuckahoe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia.  This was an 18th century plantation that overlooked the James River.  There were beautiful fields and old, interesting looking buildings, one of which was the old school house of Thomas Jefferson!  So there was plenty of wonderful areas to paint and I quickly settled down to an area where two small old buildings with brick chimneys were situated under some trees.  The trees were throwing some wonderful shadows everywhere, which is what caught my eye and helped me to decide where to set my easel.

It was a beautiful fall day -- great for painting outside.  I'll be posting the painting that I worked on in the upcoming days -- I might want to work on it a little more!

Lake Monticello Cove

9" x 12" oil on Canvasboard

I painted this study overlooking a back cove of Lake Monticello near my home.  I used my usual pallette of Ultramarine Blue, Cad. Yellow Light, Cad. Red Light, Yellow Ochre, a touch of Burnt Sienna, and Tit. White.  It was a calm, peaceful day with hardly a cloud in the sky.  Even so, there was enough color reflected in the water to make this a bit of a challenge yet fun.