THE TOP OF THE WORLD, 6x8, OIL on Canvas Board

Waterrock Knob is a must-stop along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Located at Milepost 451.2 (just 18 miles from the end of the Parkway), it features the last hiking trail along the Parkway as you travel toward the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This peak (6,292 feet) is the 16th highest mountain in the Eastern United States - and the the 15th highest of the 40 mountains in North Carolina over 6,000 feet. There are fantastic views both east and west from the parking area, home to a Visitors Center and restrooms. It's one of the best places in the North Carolina mountains to watch a sunrise or sunset.

If you have never climbed a mountain, this is not the one to start on!

Although the trail is not long, only 1.4 miles, it is very steep and involved climbing over giant boulders, some of which were spotted with blood (yikes!).

On the other hand, my 9 year old grandson sprinted up the trail like a deer.

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$85

Johnny's Barn, 6x8", original oil, canvas board SOLD

"I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing."

~ Johnny Carson (October 23, 1925 - January 23, 2005)

This is not really "Johnny's Barn", but I kind of liked the idea of him sitting back there, trying to think up something unacceptable to do.

This is the final post for "Barn Week" at the studio.  I still have more barn paintings rattling around but I will save them for another time.  Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping bye.

IF WALLS COULD TALK, 6X8, Original Oil, Canvas Board

Sometimes I wonder about the stories connected to these old barns.  If you remember my last post, I have been vacationing in North Carolina for a few weeks and returned with plenty of images.  So I proclaim this to be "Barn Week" at the studio.

On this one I wanted to work with a purple/green color combination and also to try to get some nice loose strokes in the scene.

I'll be listing this in the Daily Paintwork's auction today.

Thanks for stopping by.

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100

THE OLD BARN SLEEPS, IGNORED, 5X7, SOLD Original Oil, Canvas Board

http://www.helium.com/items/1099578-barn-old-gold-rush-nostalgia-ghosts

The old barn sleeps, ignored, beside the highway
Where tourists thunder by, vacation bound
And in her dreams, she sees her past unfolded
And ghosts of folk who once walked here-around

P. Smith

Autumn is just around the corner.  How did this happen so fast?

I have been spending a lot of time in western North Carolina...so expect a lot of barn paintings in the near future!

Hope your's is a happy day :0)
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SOLD

THE END OF SUMMER. 5X7, OIL, CANVAS BOARD

It's the end of summer

Its the end of it all

Those days are gone, it's over now, we're moving on

It's the end of summer

But we'll see it all again

So hold on to the moment till then

Theory of a Deadman - End of Summer

Maloy/Connolly/Brenner/Back

The end of summer in the mountains of western North Carolina, waiting for the cold, wet days to come.


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$70

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES,SOLD, 6X6, ORIGINAL OIL, CANVAS BOARD

Life was just a tire swing
"Jambalaya" was the only song I could sing
Blackberry pickin' eatin' fried chicken
and I never knew a thing about pain
Life was just a tire swing

Jimmy Buffett

Did you have one in your back yard?

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SOLD

GARDENS OF HYDE PARK, 7X5, OIL ON CANVAS BOARD SOLD

How many gentle flowers grow
In an English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some I know
And those I'll miss I hope you'll pardon
Daffodils, heart's ease and phlox
Meadowsweet and lilly stalks 
Gentain, lupine and tall hollihocks
Roses, foxgloves, snowdrops, forget-me-nots
In an English country garden.



Sharpe/Jordan

A beautiful garden and cottage in Hyde Park, London England.


SOLD