Blue Ridge, Daily Painter: Janet Wimmer: Parkway Overpass

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Parkway Overpass

Parkway Series # 295 12 x 16 oil Sold

I have had many requests for more paintings of Parkway bridges and overpasses. This Parkway overpass (around milepost 118) was painted in the summer (#229) and in the fall (#33). It is interesting to compare the same image in different seasons.

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Gary KeimigJanuary 18, 2011 at 8:50 AM
very nice Janet. These overpasses lend to great compositions.
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janetwimmerJanuary 20, 2011 at 1:17 PM
Thanks, Gary, I really appreciate your comments. The landscape in Wyoming is so different from the Blue Ridge. I love your Pinnacles Morning; The clear, cool, crisp air you paint is very different from the humid heavy air Virginia painters deal with. Stay in touch.
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