Christmas Open House

Reduction of Inventory Sale, My Blue Ridge Studio, 100 unframed 12 x 16 paintings for less than $100.each, plus more....larger and framed paintings on sale.   Sunday Dec 8, 2-4p.m.  Please email janet.wimmer@gmail.com for directions.

Illuminated Shadow

Parkway Series #392     Illuminated Shadow  18 x 36     $700.

You are invited to a Holiday Showing of Paintings by Janet Wimmer and Susan Oller Henderson at the Electirc Company in Bedford Va. in November.  We will be hanging the show October 31.  Reception is Friday night Nov. 8th.  Mark your calendar and come!!

Looking Down is Looking Up

                                   Blue Ridge Parkway Series #482   12 x 16   oil    SOLD

Monet painted the reflections in his Lily Pad Pond many, many times;.... I love the reflections in Abbott Lake around the little island.  Looking down into the water mirrors the trees and sky above.  Love the analogy of  looking at nature to see God!! This is why I paint!

Peaks of Otter Lodge

                                     Blue Ridge Parkway Series # 481   12 x 16  oil    SOLD

Love this place!! Gearing up for Fall!! Leaves are starting to turn probably because of the dry weather.  Late Summer/early Fall is the best time to visit!. 

Explore Park trail

I will be painting at Explore Park tomorrow from 10-3.  Please come and visit.  Fun, food, craftsmen, high ropes course, hiking, summer adventure!

Blue Ridge Blues II

Blue Ridge Parkway Seires #480   24 x 36   oil   SOLD

"Between every two trees is a doorway into a new world."  John Muir..

In the World

Blue Ridge Parkway Series #479   12 x 16  oil   SOLD

The Parkway bridge that goes over the James River delivers beautiful views in both directions of the Blue Ridge landscape.    What an incredible natural resource surrounds us.  People from all over the world visit the Blue Ridge Parkway each year.  My hope is that you are not just living on the world, but living in it - in the open air, under the expanse we call sky, surrounded by undulating mountains and trees that sway in the breeze.

Student Art Show 2019

After retiring from a long teaching career, I challenged myself to complete a painting a day for a year.  However after completing 250 paintings, the desire to teach returned.  Balancing my classes, continuing to paint professionally and enjoying grandchildren,  I have been blessed with a busy and rewarding "retirement".  My students, aged 7 - 75, are now showing their talents in our Spring Art Show at Rainbow Forest Baptist Church in Troutville, Va.   Come and visit,  The church is open weekdays and most weekends.  Call church to confirm.

Wilderness: Linville Falls

Blue Ridge Parkway Series #478  12 x 16  oil   $295.

I am thankful to all those who have gone before me as advocates for the preservation of wilderness areas in the U. S.  The Beauty of nature always inspires me to meditate on Truth and Goodness and to capture those ethereal qualities on canvas. 

"Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, overcivilized people are beginning to find out that going into the wilderness is actually going home"  John Muir.

Come Alive!

Blue Ridge Parkway Series #477  12 x 16   oil   Sold

  "Oh these  vast, calm, measureless  mountain days, days in whose light everthing seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us God"  John Muir.   The light glows in blues, pinks, purples and greens as the  mountains come alive in the Spring.  That same Light brings life to the soul who searches for and comes alive to the Truth of Creation.

A Quiet Place

                                      Blue Ridge Parkway Series #476   12 x 16  oil   $295.

Rakes Mill Pond near the 180 mile post is a quiet spot to enjoy when traveling the Parkway.  Beauty and rest and peace seem to me to go together.  " Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, a quiet place to digest the peace where nature may heal and give strength to the body." 

Conversation of the Ages

Blue Ridge Parkway Series #475   24 x 36   Sold

"The mountains are calling and I must go." John Muir was drawn into the conversation of the ages with God through nature.  Nature in and of itself is nothing without the voice of the God of Creation.  But with God,  it is magnificient, majestic, glorious.  It restores my soul;  the trees clap their hands in Praise to the Maker;  the mountains bow before His Power and Authority;  the wind ushers in His Spirit and the conversation begins with our Best Friend.

Out for a Walk

                                       Blue Ridge Parkway Series #474  12 x 16  oil   SOLD

"I only went for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in."  John Muir  was a 19th c. advocate for preservation of the wilderness in the U.S.  He was also a Christian who really understood the spiritual nature of Creation and how it relates to the character of God.  As I walk the trails of the Parkway, I also, observe the God of all Creation illuminating my path with Truth, Goodness and Beauty.

Rivers of Living Water

                                                 Parkway Series #473  12 x 16  oil   $295.

"Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to the body and soul"  John Muir.    My body needs Vitamin D, my soul needs rest, my mind needs TRUTH, my heart needs Peace.  Where could I find a better place to restore my soul than by Rivers of Living Water?

Mountain Beauty

                                              Parkway Series #472   12 x 16   oil    SOLD

"The clearest way into the universe is through two pine trees."  John Muir's quotes stir my heart.  They express truth to me in an inspirational way that makes me want to smell the grass and feel the wind on my face.  I pray that God would put this desire to experience nature and beauty in the hearts of many today....to get away from technology, gas fumes, clocks and schedules and go up on the mountains and worship. 

Catching the Rays

                                             Parkway Series #471    12 x 16    oil   SOLD

In the early morning  and late afternoon , mystical light envelops the trees and reflects from the mountains.  Catching the perfect rays of sunlight is a game for me as I take hundred of photos just to find the perfect one to paint. 

Wonder

Blue Ridge Parkway Series #470   24 x 36  oil    SOLD

The sensory wonder of a sunset or sunrise  over the ocean or in the mountains is a great moment of  thankfulness for and anticipation of another day on this earth.  Natural beauty testifies to the Nature of God.  It shows "the Way";  it draws one into the Divine Presence of Light and Life.  The Constancy, the Faithfulness. and the Glory of God are manifested as the "Son" is magnified to His Creation,  if only we would stop long enough to sense the wonder of the moment.  This painting was sold before it was finished.  Thank you Karen for your appreciation of my work.

Red in the Landscape

 Parkway Series #468  Late Afternoon at Mabrys Mill  12 x 16  oil   SOLD

Parkway Series #469  On Golden Pond  12 x 16  oil   SOLD

 Before I paint, I gesso my canvas with bright red gesso in order to get a contrast to the green of most landscapes.  Light coming through Red Leaves and Red Reflections on Abbott Lake spark the creative instinct.  I have to tone down many paintings because of my love of red.

Coming in the Clouds

                                             Parkway Series #466     12 x 16  oil    $195.

 

   Have you noticed the spectacular sunsets and cloud formations lately?  It seems like the sky is telling of the Glory of God these days.  These paintings were inspired by photos taken by friends of the beauty they witnessed.  Please send me your photos and I will paint them and add them to my new series.