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AT THE RIVER LANDING
DAY IS DONE - Orange skies encircle the afternoon on a backwater slough in late autumn for a solitary hunter and his Labrador retriever, picking up decoys and placing them in burlap bags for an overnight rest. Three pintail ducks pass across the bow, heading for a safe nighttime refuge. Fast-flying “sprigs” vanish as quickly as they appeared. The dog waits for the customary shot, nervously set to leap into the water on command. No shot, day is done. The vista grows calm with a few ducks in the distance and a string of speckled-bellied geese flying low over the river, their high-pitch squeal signaling arrival from the central plains of Canada. A chilly fall night puts the marsh to sleep with only a distant loon calling all to bed.
See size and price at Cumberland Sporting Art page above.
See size and price at Cumberland Sporting Art page above.
RAINMAKER is the latest painting in the Cumberland River series. The 24x36 oil was created with brush strokes and palette knife to combine realism with a little impressionism. As the sun sinks into the west, an aura of rainbow colors in the river and surrounding bottomland bid adieu to the late summer day. Currently, the painting hangs at Yada's on Franklin. See information at Cumberland Gallery2 page (click above).
The idea that eventually create REFLECTIONS turned into a memory from yesteryear in my life. I loved fishing and wading in small streams and I still do. This captures the spirit of adventure that children experience and always want to return to that day when the “big one” was caught. If you have been there, you understand: Two kids acting out a scene that has occurred over and over through the ages. Go ahead, reflect a while and enjoy a memory. More information at Cumberland Sporting Art page.
BLINK OF AN EYE. Memories of quail hunting over a wide-ranging pointer are indelible in my mind. The nervous bobwhite quail flush as the steady dog locked in a point looks on. Hunters who grew up with me lament the loss of quail habitat, but the speedy gamebirds are recovering where intensive wildlife management takes place. See more on the Cumberland Sporting Art page.
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THREE'S A CROWD, (SOLD) is a scene from the backwater in a local park just off the river. A pair of mallard ducks were resting from a long migration and turtles were enjoying a sunny afternoon after a cold winter. It can get crowed at times. Wonder who wins?! See more info in the Cumberland Sporting Art section. |
"There is pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes
By the deep sea, and music in its roar,
I love not man the less, but Nature more."
George Gordon, Lord Byron 1814
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes
By the deep sea, and music in its roar,
I love not man the less, but Nature more."
George Gordon, Lord Byron 1814
One of my favorite places to find wildlife and landscape subjects is Land Between The Lakes National Recreational Area (LBL) between Kentucky and Barkley Lakes. This early morning scene FLAGS UP! was inspired by elegant whitetail deer running across an open field near the south LBL entrance. Details on the Cumberland Sporting Art page.
Port O' Clarksville - The steam whistle blows and passengers board the stern wheeler. These river cruisers still stop in Clarksville, once the largest exporter of dark-fired tobacco in the world. The Cumberland River has almost 700 miles of history. For more information, see Cumberland Gallery2.
COMMISSIONED ART- Are you looking to commission a painting? Whether you’ve spotted something you love that's already sold or have a unique idea for a custom piece, we're here to help you. Contact us and we'll arrange all the details to create a masterpiece tailored to your ideas. If it's for someone else on your gift list, we'll keep a secret.
Fish Camp
Currently involved in a multi-year project he calls “Cumberland River – An American Legacy,” Larry is gathering on-site research from Harlan, Kentucky down through Tennessee and back to where the waterway meets the Ohio River near Smithland, Kentucky. He is presenting the paintings in a series of solo shows in both states. “I hope to instill an appreciation of the riparian environment and local history of these life-giving waters.” He finished the first phase of this project in the summer of 2016 and is constantly adding paintings to the collection. Scenes captured like the ones in the photos below provide inspiration.
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In the files for reference on future Cumberland River Artist paintings.
"Art takes nature as its model." ~ Aristotle
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