Painting P. Allen Smith Moss Mountain

When a great opportunity was given to me by the staff at P. Allen Smith’s Moss Mountain I could not believe my good fortune. Painting all the beauty at the wonderful place is a great experience. There a separate gardens - the vegetable garden, the rose garden and the flower gardens with paths working east to west below the house. P. Allen’s poultryville which was established to maintain rare breeds of birds is a delight. I have three more weeks at this beautiful place.

New series

In October I will have a show at P Allen Smiths Moss Mountain Farm. During my last visit I was inspired by the floral setups in the kitchen, These are part of interior series for the show,

More flowers just on a flow.

Lots of minis this week. Here are three of my favorites. 

 

 

Roses Roses

I love painting roses. I never experienced them growing up and can't ever get enough of them now. 

Last Roses of Summer

 

Painting Wildlife

Earlier this fall I headed out to my most favorite place to paint Two Rivers Park in Little Rock. The community gardens are there next to a large hayfield I have painted several times. This last visit there was a large flock of Canadian geese and they were working their way through the field pushing their heads down into the cut grasses, scooping grass bits and I am sure some insects. It was so interesting to watch. I was so fortunate to have may good camera and lense with me. This is small painting of one of the pairs.

 

Love painting nearby areas - View from Two Rivers Bridge to Pinnacle