Sun Stream Tennessee I've been craving wide open

I've been craving wide open vistas like this ever since I moved to Tennessee

It creates cool textural effects

>> This mini is the initial study for "This Winter's Night

That magical experience of having something flow through me is a feeling that I've only occasionally recaptured since

rainy days more typical of the season

Sun Stream Tennessee I've been craving wide openThe North Carolina side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park lived up to the hype during a hike last October. Of course, catching this subject on a crisp, sunny autumn day helped, too. For me, fall hikes serve a dual purpose: First, get some spectacular inspiration for my painting. Then head to the nearest ice cream shop and enjoy a well earned chocolate waffle cone. Fortunately, I wasn't far from Bryson City, North Carolina after wrapping up