Smith Mountain Lake - Long View

6 x 8 Oil on Archival Board 

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This painting started out as a rural, plein air scene. It was done in just sepia and white...A sketch, really. It sat in my studio for months in a stack of what I call my "Uh Oh" paintings :-)  I kept looking at it and thinking there were parts I really loved...So, I reconfigured it and here it is! It's definitely out of my "Uh Oh" stack. I love it!

Whitecaps on Smith Mountain Lake

8 x 8 Oil on Archival Board

 

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A windy day plein air from my studio window.  There was only one sailboat at the time, so I took the liberty of adding two more.  Wouldn't it be great if life was like that? ... If something doesn't appeal to you, just conjure up what does.  

Racing in the Wind

6 x 8 Oil on Linen Board

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This was a scene from the 2012 Fall Regatta here at Smith Mountain Lake.  I have no idea what I paint when I do sailboats, so I always have to get my husband to check to see if what I paint makes any sense.  He crews on a friend's boat for the races and tells me when the lines I draw are totally crazy :-)  A few times during this process I called him to look and evaluate, and he would say: "What's this black thing here?"  My response would be..."It's fine.  It's on my photo."  His expression as he walked away would make me reconsider :-)  So, if there are any serious sailors out there, and you see a line or two that seems a little odd..It's fine.  It's in the photo .....

Dry Docked

6 x 8" Oil on Gessobord

$65, Unframed

Happy Summer, Everyone!  Smith Mountain Lake has such great scenery for painters.  This is just one of them.  The day was perfect, and everything sparkled; especially the sailboat.  This is another of my favorites.  I keep thinking I'm going to keep these pieces, but have to remind myself that there is so much more to paint out there, and I would have to rent a warehouse if I planned to keep them all....