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The octopus

My front yard

Original artwork is a collagraph background with linoleum figures

I have spent countless hours immersed in figure study

My View II Gossip girls The octopusMany of my nature paintings are a blend of familiarity with a special place and the feelings I experience when I am there. Though I may not be on site while painting, I often supplement my fertile imagination with photos to capture certain details accurately. One of my happiest places is perched on a boulder along the Art Loeb Trail in Pisgah National Forest, gazing at Sams Knob and the endless, mist covered mountains of the Blue Ridge. Original