MY CAROLINA HOME, 8X10, OIL

Last month I spent a week at our vacation home with my paint group "Pieces of Eight".  My friend Kathy Garvey, took photos during the week and then turned them into a little book, which she presented to me.  This painting is from the cover photograph on the book.  As soon as I saw the photograph, I knew I had to paint it!

Hop on over the the Pieces of 8 blog and view the incredible post Kathy did last week on digital art.  Be sure to view all three posts starting on Oct. 29th.

You won't believe what she can do with a simple sketch and a few hours on her computer!  She is a very talented and giving lady and I am thrilled to call her "friend".

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CAROLINA MOUNTAIN STREAM, 8X6, OIL, SOLD

Another of my plein air attempts.  This was probably my favorite of the places we painted while in North Carolina last week.  It is always wonderful to sit quietly by a stream for a few hours on a beautiful fall day, but add to that the pleasure of sharing the experience with 7 very  wonderful women friends (and fellow artists) and you have the making of a near perfect day.

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WATERROCK KNOB FALL VISTA, 6X8, OIL, ABSTRACT, SOLD

Another fall view of Waterock Knob off the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is the time to be there with the trees in full color everywhere. If you have never seen full fall color, take time out of your life and make it happen. It is worth the effort! Here is Florida, what passes for "fall color" is a joke. It is such soft color and so little of it that you hardly notice it. After 30 years in Florida, I miss the Ohio autumns of my youth.

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BLUE RIDGE AUTUMN 5X7, OIL,SOLD

This one was fun to do, kind of abstract. I liked the colors, so decided to do more in the same style. I will post the other two soon. I actually created this one out of my head. When I first took painting lessons, it was all about "seeing" and painting what you "see" not what you know. Then I took a month long class from an artist who does abstract and it was all about getting it out of your head. This is half and half. I didn't paint from a photo, but, I feel like I have seen this before.

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