One of the things I like best about working at the shop is that I meet really interesting people who are visiting our town. Last weekend I met these nice folks who were in town for the week for Spring Break. They were staying out at the State Park and doing fun things each day. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Travel’
Meeting New Friends
Posted in art class, Small Town Life, Travel, tagged acrylic, art class, art lessons, impressionism, oil painting, Travel, Virginia Artist on April 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
View at Sylva NC
Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, NC, Sylva, Travel, Virginia Artist on September 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A month or so ago I went down to Sylva, NC to visit with an aunt and cousin that I hadn’t seen in about 25 years. It was great seeing them. And it was good to see the differences in their mountains and ours. Here are two quick 5×7 paintings that I did when I [...]
My Adventure at Stringtown Rising Farm
Posted in Farm Animals, tagged acrylic, daily painter, farm animals, Travel on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Now that I am home I want to tell you more about my adventure at Stringtown Rising Farm in West Virginia. The farm is the home to Suzanne McMinn of Chickens in the Road. For years I have followed her blog and loved her writings and photos of her life on her farm. I even [...]
A Visit to “Chickens in the Road”
Posted in Small Town Life, Travel, tagged baby goats, goats, Stringtown Rising Farm, Suzanne McMinn, Travel, West Virginia Farm on August 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Several years ago I heard a story on NPR about a lady who lived on a little farm in West Virginia and blogged about her life there. At the time I was at my cabin out in the middle of nowhere with no computer service but as soon as I got back to town I [...]
Modigliani and Picasso
Posted in Travel, tagged Chester Dale exhibit, Modigliani, National Gallery of Art, Picasso, Travel on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In July I spent a day at the National Gallery of Art enjoying the Chester Dale Exhibit. If you haven’t seen it, you must go. And as promised I am sharing with you some of the paintings that I saw there. I chose these three today because I re-watched an amazing film yesterday that involves [...]
Wonderful Day at National Gallery of Art
Posted in Travel, tagged daily painter, DC, museum, National Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Travel, Virginia Artist, Washington DC on June 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I love going to Washington DC. The first time I went was as a child of about 10 years on a family vacation. I fell in love with the history, the museums, everything about it and I think that was the start my love of history and the reason I majored in history in college. [...]
Weekend in NYC!
Posted in Travel, tagged art deco, daily painter, New York City, Travel on May 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We had a terrific weekend in New York City. Stayed at the Hotel Edison, an art deco style-1930′s hotel. The art was extraordinary. These painted panels circled the lobby waiting area.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Posted in Travel, tagged Commander airplane, Georgia, Jekyll, Jekyll Island, pilots, Travel on September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We just returned from a quick trip down to Jekyll Island Georgia for the Commander’s Fly-In. We stayed at the Jekyll Island Club which was the old Millionaire’s Club. It was built in the very early 1900′s by several millionaires as an exclusive escape. We were there for Allen to meet with other pilots who [...]
A Trip to Sally’s
Posted in dogs, tagged daily painter, dogs, farm animals, Rescue dogs, Shenandoah Valley, Travel, Virginia Artist on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We spent the weekend at our friends Sally and Bob’s farm in Southern Virginia. And the dogs were in heaven. Counting Jed and Lincoln there were 11! All of Sally’s dogs are rescues, bless her heart! And the latest is Jack. He’s the smallest guy she’s ever had and she is besotted with him and [...]
