Maury River

For my birthday we spent a few nights at a wonderful Air B&B called Heartstone Lodge, in Lexington VA and I painted at a few spots on the Maury River, which this is one of them. I changed a tiny bit since then, it's 12" x 16" oil on canvas, framed, $275

I haven't posted for a while but have good news, my son Ben & Britt gave birth to TWIN GIRLS! All is well and they came home yesterday! 

https://lexingtonvirginia.com/directory/attractions/heartstone-lodge-and-retreat-center

Blue Ridge Parkway with Pond

 

                                    

Yes, once again, my favorite spot on the Blue Ridge Parkway! 

But each one is very different with the time of day and season.  

A new size too, 24" x 30" oil on canvas framed    $775

Small Pond

 Painted this at our friends house out near Keswick, with several other painting friends, thanks Nancy for inviting us out! 10" x 20" oil on canvas, framed, $250

Valley View II

 

Another view of Rockfish Valley from a hillside in Afton before the spring greens of the trees popped out. 15" x 30" oil on canvas, framed  $450

Will also be at the Crozet Arts Festival, Mother's Day weekend!

https://www.crozetfestival.com/

Valley View

 

Painted this from a photograph one rainy day this winter when I was thinking of the summer greens and blues . . . I added a pink sky!

10" x 20" oil on canvas, framed  $250    SOLD

Parkway Road

 

Painted this from a photograph from a few years ago on the Blue Ridge Parkway, can't remember exactly how far south we were. If you have ever driven the parkway, you know that you don't just go through large mountains but also farmland. 24" x 48", oil on canvas, framed  SOLD  Thanks Mary & Greg!

Chile's Peach Orchard

 Painted this two weeks ago with my friend Jenny, it was cold and windy but we stuck to it. There were a few freezes afterward that killed the blooms. Chile's has a variety of peach trees and they bloom at different times, so I am hoping to get outside again to paint them!  

16" x 20" oil on canvas, framed  $395    On HOLD

Humpback Mountain from Chiswell Winery

Painted this recently from Chiswell Winery in Greenwood, just down the road from me. Humpback Mountain is one of our favorite hikes from the Blue Ridge Parkway, about six miles south of Afton, where the parkway starts. Chiswell Winery is new and is owned by Chile's Peach Orchard. They put in the vines last summer but already had vines and wine near Charlottesville. The bales are left from the fall and I like them in the composition.  16" x 40" oil on canvas, framed  $695.  SOLD   Thanks, Donna Jean!

Beaver Creek, Crozet

I got out last week and painted from the edge of Beaver Creek Reservoir, which felt great since I haven't been doing plein air painting but studio work. This is 15" x 30", oil on canvas, framed, SOLD   Thanks Lola!

 

Mountain & Fields

 Plein air painting that was done near Lexington, I don't know the name of the mountain but could find out, I was with trhee others friends painting together last fall. 15" x 30" oil on canvas, framed $450

Afton Mountain II

This is part of Veritas Vineyards plus some of my imagination! Sometimes inventing parts of a scene seems necessary, had fun with this one. 24" x 36" oil on canvas, framed, $850, available.

SOLD, Thanks, Mark!

Blue Ridge Parkway, VII

 This was painted recently after I got home from a relaxing trip and ready to paint again! Of course my favorite subject, the Blue Ridge Parkway, 24" x 36" oil on canvas, framed  $950   SOLD

Blue Ridge Parkway, Afton 3

 Had fun painting this from a photograph since it's been so cold outside! I am try to get ahead with enough paintings for the Crozet Arts Festival Mother's Day weekend . . . Put it on your calendar and come join me! This is 30" x 40" oil on canvas, framed,  SOLD

White Hall Bales

 

White Hall bales was started on location late summer and finished in the studio. The funny thing was that the guy who baled them, came back right when I started my painting and he started moving them! So I had to place the bales on the painting really FAST! He apologized afterward. 

24" x 36" oil on canvas, framed,  SOLD    Thanks Paul & Erin!