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The mountains get under your skin. People who have left the Appalachian chain find that they want to come back, long to “see the humps”. We all know the precious, fleeting moments of awe when we see the mist rise, the sun set, clouds scud by, fields ripen and water flow on its way to the sea. While we want to stop and take it all in, we are too often focused on the “important” things that give shape to our days.

After years of making only abstract paintings, I began to follow the mountains’ siren call. Painting these moments we all enjoy has been my pleasure and passion since moving to a farm in the middle of the Alleghany Mountains. The variety and beauty of the land in Virginia makes it a glorious place to live and to paint