Ginseng Farm, Highland County

Painted this in October when we stayed in Highland County and also hiked and painted at Dolly Sods. This is a farm I have painted before and love the mountains in the background and the way the house and shed sit near each other. 12" x 16" oil on canvas, framed, $285.

Valley Below

Painted this from Skyline Drive this summer looking toward Shenandoah Valley. I love how the hillside feeds into the flat lands. 15" x 30" oil on canvas, framed in cherry, $450. SOLD

Lavender Farm, Lexington

Painted with two other friends at Tantivy Lavender Farm, not far outside of Lexington, VA. The big mountain is called Hog Head Mountain, which folks from around there would recognize. 16" x 20" oil on canvas framed, $425

Dolly Sods Trail

Painted this two weeks ago while David was hiking some trails at Dolly Sods. We hiked in about a mile where I found this spot. We stayed at an Air B&B in Highland County and I painted there too! 16" x 20" oil on canvas framed $425 SOLD

Fog & Mountains

Painted this near Buena Vista, VA this past weekend at the home of a friend. It was early morning and the fog settled in between the mountains, we painted from the deck. 8" x 24" oil on canvas, framed, $275. SOLD

Spider Lilies

Painted this Plein air with a friend at Foxhaven, Jane Heywood's garden, which is part of UVA. These are known as resurrection lilies or spider lilies. This painting is 24" x 24" oil on canvas, framed, $650. SOLD

Massanutten From Loft Mountain

Painted this plein air at the Loft Mountain Amphitheater looking towards Massanutten Mountain. I love how the vista has many layers of mountains and the valley below. 15" x 30" oil on canvas, framed, $450 SOLD

Farmington's Icehouse

Painted this in the summer for a commission at Farmington Country Club, of the old Icehouse that was renivated recently. 15" x 30" oil on canvas, framed. SOLD

Summer Lilies

Painted these lilies plein air in our garden but then added a few other flowers from around our yard. 24" x 24"
oil on canvas, framed SOLD

Yucca Flowers

I painted this back in late June when the yucca plants were flowering and just got a chance to finish it. Is in a silver metal frame that looks great with the contrast. 10" x 20" oil on masonite $275

Highland, Fence and Pond

Painted this at the end of June at the Highland Artist Paint Out. I was with seven other painter friends plus several other folks from far and near. We rented two houses and painted over four days, great food, laughs and company. This was my thirteenth year, we skipped one with Covid but managed the next year. Always fun! 10" x 20", oil on canvas, framed. $275 SOLD

Four Bales, Crozet

Painted this locally in Greenwood, loved how the bales sat in the fields. The Canada fires created some hase! 12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed $300 SOLD

Ravens Roost, Blue Ridge Parkway

I got a chance to go and paint plein air up at Ravens Roost about a month ago. It was a gorgeous day and several folks stopped to take a look at what I was doing. Always fun to share the experience of painting on location. 12" x 16" oil on canvas, framed, SOLD

Upper Bundoran Farm

Upper Bundoran Farm is unique and was part of the Historic Garden Week in Virginia. So it was a treat to go and walk around the grounds and garden area. There were five of us painters invited to join in on the fun! This is a yellow red bud, which I had never seen and enjoyed painting. 9" x 11" oil on canvas, framed. Will be at the Crozet Art Festival this weekend, come out enjoy the music, food and wonderful crafts and art! SOLD

UVA Garden, Pavilion III

I had fun painting in Pavilion III during Historic Garden Week in April! This is the pretiest of the gardens I think and I spent the moring there painting. 12" x 12" oil on canvas, framed $200. SOLD

Pony Express, Spring

Painted this about a month ago with my friend Chloe on one of our favorite roads, Pony Express in Greenwood. We have had very extreme weather this spring, plus very dry, hoping for some rain! 12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed, $300. Will have this at the Crozet Art Festival, Mother's Day Weekend. SOLD

Cowpasture River

Painted this summer river painting during the cold of winter! Fun to dream of a different season while painting! 30" x 40" oil on canvas, will be framed, $1,450 SOLD

Chile's Hillside

Painted on location up on the hillside of Chile's Peach orchard this spring with my friend Megan. 8" x 24" oil on canvas, framed $275 shown at Crozet Artisan Depot SOLD

Chile's Peach Orchard in Bloom

This was painted on location up the road on Jarmans Gap, across from Chil'es old barn. These were the first of the peach trees that were blooming. Different varieties bloom at different times. The painting is 16" x 20" oil on canvas, framed in cherry wood. $425 and will be shown at the Crozet Artisan Depot SOLD

Maury River, Lexington, VA

Painted this last year when we were staying at an AirBnB near Lexington, VA. It is showing @ C-ville Arts on Chalottesville's downtown mall. 11" x 14"framed, $250. SOLD

Beaver Creek, Crozet

Painted a study of this in December with a clear sky and on a bright day. Then started a larger one in the studio on a cold damp day! I always love painting at Beaver Creek in all seasons. This painting is 30" x 40" oil on canvas, framed . . . SOLD

Distant Blue Moutains

Painted this Blue Ridge Mountain view recently looking north from an overlook. I loved the dark blue against the other fall bright colors! 10" x 30" oil on canvas framed, $325. Hanging at Crozet Artisan Depot SOLD

Painted this in October when the leaves were still on, right across from the turkey farm with all the gobbling going on, very fun! 12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed, will be at Crozet Artisan Depot, $300. SOLD

Grace Estates, Fall View

Painted this last month during the peak of the fall color at Grace Estates Vineyards as the afternoon light was changing. 24" x 30" oil on canvas, framed $775. Will be hanging at Crozet Artisan Depot soon! SOLD

Mountains & Valley

I worked on this painting for over a month, it's a commission for a local family who recieved it this summer. I still wanted to share it with you, especially since it is so large! 30" x 52" oil on canvas, framed, SOLD Thanks Dixie!

Grace Estates

Painted this at Grace Estates Winerya while ago and it is hanging @ Crozet Artisan Depot, 8" x 10" oil on canvas, framed, $165 SOLD

White Hall View

Painted in White Hall with my friend Chloe a few weeks ago from the Community Center looking west. In the distance is Grace Estates Winery, I don't know the name of the mountain. 10" x 20" oil on canvas, framed $250 It will be at the Crozet Arts Festival, Oct 8 & 9, come out if you can! SOLD

Cahas Mountain, Blue Ridge Parkway

Painted this while we were staying in Floyd for our anniversary get-away! Nice valley view below with the Cahas Mountain in the background. This will be at the Crozet Arts Festival October 8 & 9th, come out if you can! 15" x 30" oil on canvas, framed $450. SOLD

Blue Barn

I painted this a while ago and have rediscovered it after it was hiding! It was painted near Lexington, 12" x 12" oil on canvas, framed. $250

Blue Ridge Parkway with Road

Painted this after driving down the Blue Ridge Parkway this spring, such a wonderful spot to pull over for a photograph! Large painting, 36" x 48" oil on canvas, framed $2,200 SOLD

Blue Ridge Mountains

Paited this in the studio from a photograph, love the fields with the road. 30" x 48" oil on canvas, framed $1,600 SOLD! Thanks Lori!

Rockfish Pond, from Blue Ridge Parkway

This was painted this summer up on the Blue Ridge Parkway looking over the pond in the Rockfish Valley. 24" x 30" Oil on canvas framed. Just bought by the Baldwins before I could post it! Thank you, Thank YOU! 

Maupin's Farm, White Hall

 

I just love this FARM! It has everything, many buildings and barns, fields and of course those mountains! I have painted it several times in different seasons. This was actually last fall when I started it.  24" x 48" oil on canvas, framed $1,350 SOLD, Thanks Dean Maupin!

Blue Grass Valley, Highland County

 The first painting of the weekend when six of us rented a house in Highland County the end of June. This is looking north down the Blue Grass Valley from route 250. Always a fun get-away . . . 12" x 24" oil on canvas framed $300. 

SOLD

Highland County Farm

 This farm was across the road from where we stayed near Hightown, lots of green hillsides! The rolling hills of this county are one of the characteristic that we love. 12" x 36" oil on canvas, framed  $495

South of Hightown, Highland County

 I painted with several friends with the Highland County Paint Out this past weekend, my 14th year going the same weekend! This is south of Hightown across the road from where our friends where staying. 24" x 18" oil on canvas framed  $450.

The house the six of us rented and the larger group of friends who came for dinner and to paint the view. (Sorry the friends are blurry!)

SOLD

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

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

SOLD

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!