"Railroad Grade Road"... Blue Ridge Plein Air #1, Todd, NC...
8x10" Oil on panel, en plein aire, 11-19-2007.
This original oil painting is available for purchase at eBay via auction... click here...
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In this scene I headed along Railroad Grade Road trying to narrow down one of a hundred beautiful spots to paint from. I found a view of a barn (I have painted several times) from Todd Island... a small island park in the middle of the South Fork Branch of the New River near Todd, NC. This old barn has so much character... I never tire of painting it! The weather was mild and clear for most of the week... except this day... I painted this one in a cold drizzle. After almost two hours... the cold drizzle turned into a downpour and I RAN to the car with painting (95% complete) in hand. I finished it in the comfort of a warm lodge and hot coffee.
Thanks for dropping by...
Bernie
3 comments:
Hey Bernie, I love those Carolina mountains also. I was there in October in the Waynesville area. I like reading about your Blue Ridge adventures.
Your interpretation of this scene is just great. Those mountains are close to my heart.
Chris... I bet the colors were awesome while you were there! Would have loved to be standing on Rough Ridge lookout in October. Thanks for the kind words.
BJ... I'm a Coastal Plains boy but plan to move to these mountains as soon as I retire... they're close to my heart too!
It would be neat if some of us could rendezvous in Boone during mid-June 2008 for some plein air painting that coincides with Cheap Joe's Art Expo.
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