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   SOLD

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.