One thing I love to do is gather with other artist to paint. This weekend there was a Paint-Out in Hampshire County, West Virginia where my cabin is located. I joined their Arts Council last year and when I got an invitation to attend the Paint-out I jumped at the chance.
We met at Robin Pancake’s beautiful home right outside of Romney. What a great place!!!
Her 18th Century home sits right where the river and creek come together. Beautiful views everywhere. I could paint there for weeks and not capture it all. I will share with you this week some of the terrific views. And later in the week, when I finish the painting that I started, I’ll share that too.
Every direction you looked at the river was a beautiful shot.
And my favorite was the convergence of the creek with the river.
Many thanks to Robin for inviting us and I can’t wait till we gather again.
As I have mentioned several times in the last few weeks, the Blue Ridge Arts Council’s current show hanging in the gallery at 305 East Main Street is “A River Runs Through It”, all about the Shenandoah River. We are so lucky to have such a beautiful feature in our town.
Impressionist’s Poppies II is the second version of this painting that I did last Thursday during the Art Walk. I put the finishing touches on it yesterday. It is a 12×9 canvas panel painted in oil and is available framed for $195 by contacting me at 
Summer Sky is an oil on 9×12 canvas panel and is available for $225 framed. 
Up on Twin Mountain in West Virginia yesterday we walked along the orchard road. Along with the apple trees there is a long row of plum trees.
The plums are dark purple but they show up blue on the trees. Really beautiful! And the trees are loaded. 
Aren’t they great??? Just waiting to be ready to make into jelly!
There are so many advantages to living in a small town that it’s hard to complain when you run into one of the disadvantages. 
Cat in the Window was an art class lesson for the Wednesday Oil Painting class. Here is the start.
And the progression.
And the finished painting. It measures 10″x8 and is an oil on canvas panel.
The Studio 