Monday, December 31, 2018

Wintergreen in Snow

Happy New Year!
Fun to think about what 2019 will bring to all of us!
Here is a scene from The Blue Ridge Overlook, Three Ridges from a photo I had from Wintergreen.
15" x 30" oil on canvas, framed, $450
Check out my new schedule for next year!


Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Fall Evening on the Blue Ridge Parkway


Painted this in November on a warm afternoon on the Blue Ridge Parkway, enjoyed how the light changed over time. 16" x 40" oil on canvas, framed $650   SOLDthanks Melody!

Friday, December 14, 2018

2019 Calendar


2019 Calendars have arrived  . . . if you have bought a painting in 2018, I will send you one, send me your mailing address. If you want to buy one, they are $2.50 ($2 for calendar, .50 for stamp).
If you are local, they are sold @ C-ville Arts on the Charlottesville downtown mall & @ Crozet Artisan Depot.
It has been a wonderful year, and looking forward to 2019!

Saturday, December 8, 2018

Bar Harbor, Maine


Painted this once I got back from Bar Harbor . . . I put it away for a bit, but just now finished it! We love going up there, and plan to go back next September for a week, plus going to Monhegan Island and Nantucket to visit friends! Lucky us!    6" x 18" $225 framed  SOLD

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Three Sheds & Chickens


Painted this in Highland County a few years ago, but love the chickens running around in it. This was right down the road from where we were staying.  12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $300

Monday, November 26, 2018

Blue Ridge Parkway IV



Painted this last week on the Blue Ridge Parkway, at the first overlook in Afton, looking down on Rockfish Gap. 10" x 10" oil on canvas $175

Friday, November 23, 2018

Evening on Parkway


Painted this recently up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, with the light dropping fast over the hillside. I like how the sky colors mimic the mountains. 10" x 20" oil on canvas, framed $250   SOLD

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Hot Cakes Show through December 15th




Just wanted to show what paintings are hanging @ Hot Cakes this year, please drop by to see for yourself! And thank you to Lisa and Keith for sharing their wonderful walls with local artists!
Up until December 15th.  (SOLD Dancing Sheets, bottom photo, thanks Jewell Ann!)

Friday, November 2, 2018

Morning Fog


Painted this one early morning in Lexington during the Paint Out last month, this is where I was staying . . . 12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $300.
Will be hanging my show this Sunday, Discovering Local Landscapes, Hot Cakes, Charlottesville, November 4 - December 15. Drop by if you can!

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Top of the Ridge

Featuring this painting @ Hot Cakes starting November 4 - December 15, painted in the studio this fall from a photo, 24" x 48" oil on canvas, framed  $1,250   SOLD    Thanks Sara!

Monday, October 22, 2018

Bales & Mountains


Two of my favorite things to paint, bales and mountains, often you don't see them together. Blue Ridge Mountains in the background . . . 8" x 24" oil on canvas framed  $250  SOLD

Friday, October 19, 2018

3 Paintings that Sold before I got to Post!!

24" x 48" Commission for Landon

12" x 24" Sold @ Crozet Festival

8" x 24" Sold @ Crozet Festival

Other paintings sold too at the festival, but didn't get to post these before hand. 
Next show is @ Hot Cakes Nov. 4 - Dec. 15

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Blue Ridge Farm, Near Parkway


Painted this last week up near the Blue Ridge Parkway, a wonderful farm nestled into the side of the ridge. 12" x 36" oil on canvas framed  $485  SOLD!

Monday, October 1, 2018

Spruce Creek Barn


Painted all week in Lexington with friends and for the Nelson Gallery show that is up now for the month of October. I painted several that I brought home for the Crozet Festival this weekend . . . this is one of them! 12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $300
http://crozetfestival.com/   October 6 & 7, drop by if you can!

Sunday, September 23, 2018

Two Red Barns, Springtime, Staunton VA


Painted this while I was staying with the owner Carolyn, this past spring in Staunton, VA. I have decided for now to show how the paintings are framed so you know what they look like. This type frame is handmade by my husband, and is Virginia grown cherry wood.   12" x 24" oil on canvas, $300

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Blue Ridge Parkway, Summer


Painted this summer from a hillside partway up the Blue Ridge Parkway, looking east.
12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $300  SOLD  Thanks Beth!

Sunday, September 16, 2018

Hens & Bales


A friend has some chickens that I have been stretching and have added to this painting that needed something! I think it makes it more fun! 11" x 14" oil on canvas, framed,  $275  SOLD!

Friday, August 31, 2018

Blue Ridge Parkway VI


One of my favorite spots on the Blue Ridge Parkway, maybe you can see why I LOVE this spot, and it is always a bit different as the seasons change. My first plein air painting since I broke my arm in early July, have been only doing studio work. I will be taking this and many others up to the Wintergreen Labor Day Show, come out if you can! (Sat & Sun 10-5)  24" x 36" oil on canvas, framed, $485   SOLD   thanks Linda!

Monday, August 20, 2018

Farm House, Highland, VA


Painted this in June at the Highland Paint Out and just got a chance to finish it . . . a fun day painting with four other ladies. 20" x 20" oil on treated board, framed, $385  SOLD!

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Wintergreen's Blue Ridge Overlook


Wintergreen's Blue Ridge Overlook, Three Ridges, painted this for a wedding present for someone who's wedding is going to be at this very spot, very soon! 24" x 48" oil on canvas, framed
Thanks Garnett!


Saturday, August 4, 2018

Winter @ Wintergreen


Painted this as a demo from a photograph I have of Wintergreen Resort. It was an ad I found a few years ago, and have painted it larger too. The mountain is Three Ridges at Wintergreen's Blue Ridge Overlook.  This one is 8" x 24" $250  SOLD

Friday, July 20, 2018

20 Minute Cliff, Blue Ridge Parkway


Small 8" x 8" that I painted during a demo when I was up at Wintergreen over the 4th of July Art Festival. Oil on canvas, framed $125   SOLD  

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Three Ridges, Wintergreen

Painted this when I was up at Wintergreen before the 4th of July, Love this spot . . . Also painted a larger one which includes the fence line for a commission. This one is 16" x 40" oil on canvas, will be framed, $450.     (Sorry, the sky got washed out in the photo!)   SOLD

Friday, July 13, 2018

Single Barn, Highland



Single Barn sitting on a hillside, how is it being used? Painted this last fall in Highland County, 8" x 10" oil on canvas $125

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge Parkway


This is the view from the Blue Ridge Parkway, I painted this recently but can't remember the name of the overlook, looking West, near Raven's Roost. 12" x 36" oil on canvas, framed  SOLD

Had a wonderful hot celebration up at Wintergreen for the 4th of July, thanks to all that came out and bought some paintings!!

Friday, June 29, 2018

Potomac Headwaters, Highland County



The last evening after four days of painting together in Highland County, and staying at our friend's place, Eagle Annie's, great fun had by all!
Potomac Headwaters, 11" x 14" oil on canvas, framed, $300
SOLD

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Bear Mountain, Highland, VA


Bear Mountain is West of Monterey, near the West Virginia line. This is up high looking east towards the Allegheny Mountains. I went with a group of ladies for the Highland Paint Out, and think this is my ninth year in a row of going. We all love the unusual rolling hillsides with sheep out numbering people.  12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $300     SOLD 

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Shenandoah National Park with Road



Painted this as a demo during a show in Crozet this spring. Image is from a postcard saying a view of Skyline Drive and Hughes River Gap from Little Stony Man. 9" x 12" oil on canvas, framed, $200.  SOLD

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Waterperry Farm & Gardens, Free Union, VA


Painted last weekend at Waterperry Farm & Gardens, had a wonderful time and enjoyed theses ladies who came to paint too.  9" x 12" oil on canvas framed, $250   SOLD



Saturday, May 12, 2018

Pony Express Rd, Greenwood


Painted this one evening last week, a very quiet road in Greenwood, will paint there again soon. 8" x16" oil on canvas, framed $200. Will be at the Crozet Arts & Craft Festival this weekend, come if you can, I will be demonstrating!  http://crozetfestival.com/     SOLD

Thursday, May 10, 2018

New Trees, Chile's Peach Orchard


Chiles's has planted new trees last fall and they bloomed and are growing well . . . it will be awhile before they produce but will be fun to watch them grow! 9" x 12" oil on canvas, framed $175

Will be @ Crozet Arts & Craft Festival Sat & Sun, drop by if you can . . . http://crozetfestival.com/

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Resting Cows


Painted this at the Staunton Paint-Out a few weeks ago, I was at Polyface Farm in Augusta County. Great fun there with a fabulous outdoor dinner Weds night! 12" x 12" oil on canvas, framed  $200

More info on Beverly Street School Studio and Paint Out  http://bssschool.org/queen-city-plein-air-festival/exhibits-and-sales/

Monday, April 30, 2018

Chile's Peach Bloom

I have been painting but not posting . . . need to do more soon! This was a few weeks ago with my friends V-Anne and Chloe right near the buildings at Chile's Peach Orchard, looking east. 10" x 20" oil on canvas, framed $275 is hanging at the Crozet Artisan Depot.  SOLD thanks Peggy!

Monday, April 16, 2018

Blue Ridge Parkway


Two small paintings, one from the summer, one from the fall, on the Blue Ridge Parkway . . . fun to pull out photos to paint from when it is cold and rainy outside! 4" x 12", oil on canvas, framed $95 each.  SOLD

Monday, April 2, 2018

Foggy Morning


First impressions on this foggy morning right near my house, looking west. Then the sun burst out and it all lifted!  8" x 16" oil on canvas, framed $200    SOLD, thanks Anna!

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Blue Ridge Parkway


Painted this in March before the look of Spring has sprung, they call it the Blue Ridge for a reason! 
12" x 36" oil on canvas, framed $425   SOLD


Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Fall Virginia Stream


Painted this recently in the studio on a cold rainy day, from a photo a friend gave me, not sure where it is from but know it's in Virginia!
24" x 30" oil on canvas, framed $695   SOLD    Thanks Freeman & Joyce!

Monday, February 19, 2018

Riverstone Organic Farm, Floyd


Floyd Country is beautiful, and last August I got to paint there for a whole week. One day we went to Riverstone Organic Farm to paint, but also to have an amazing gourmet dinner that night. I will post a photo later from that evening.  Here is the farm, up on the hillside from the riverbank. 18" x 24" oil on canvas, framed $475.

I will be away for the next two weeks, and will post once I get back! 

Friday, February 16, 2018

Blue Ridge Parkway, Summer


Last summer up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, afternoon light. 12" x 36" oil on canvas, framed  $425  SOLD, thanks Beth!

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Single Barn, Lexington, VA


Plein air from last fall @ the Nelson Gallery Paint Out, this is at Shag Hill. I was standing in the shade in the late afternoon, would love to go back and paint this in the spring. 12" x 36" oil on canvas, framed, $450  SOLD, thanks Mark & Cecelia!

Friday, February 2, 2018

Bales & Road


Painted last fall at the Plein Air Paint Out in Lexington, VA with Nelson Gallery, a five day event! They even found housing for us all, my 8th time going! 12" x 12" oil on canvas, framed $200  SOLD

Sunday, January 28, 2018

The Mill at New Hampton, VA

The newly renovated Mill in New Hampton in Highland County was painted last June during the Highland County Paint Out. I think this was my eighth time in a row at going, it was with six other lady painters and we stayed at South Branch Farm. 18" x 24" oil on canvas, framed $400.

Friday, January 26, 2018

Whitehall Farm in Fall


Last fall I painted this from the cemetery @ Mount Moriah Methodist Church, looking north at Maupin's Farm, one of my favorite spots! It keeps drawing me back, big or small, it's fun to paint.
24" x 48" oil on canvas, framed  $1,250, SOLD, thanks Martha!