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DECISIONS all round - the pheasants are making a decision to run or fly and the hunters are figuring out the best way to go. The Great Plains season is like that. What's the next move?!
LOCKED UP is the title of my latest painting, thanks to friend Jeff Truitt's suggestion. In duck hunting parlance, the ducks' wings are locked up to land in those small unfrozen puddles and the ice has locked up the hunting blind. The inspiration for this scene comes from bald cypress-studded Reelfoot Lake in northwestern Tennessee, created by a massive earthquake in 1811-12. Go if you can. Waterfowl abound. See the bald eagles, too.
Ever wonder why quail hunters wear thick brush pants? These Briar Patch Birds are the reason. Black berries and other thorny bushes provide excellent cover from overhead predators. Bird dogs, a setter in front and a pointer honoring the point, have taken one too many steps. Up and away the bobwhite quail go in typical spread-out formation! More information is on the Cumberland Sporting Art page.
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Sunsets are some of the most captivating scenes for painting. Sunset Over Roan Mountain (left, See Gallery 2) is viewed from North Carolina looking westward into Tennessee. Cumberland Sunset (right, see Gallery 1) is a scene from Lake Cumberland in eastern Kentucky where Canada geese can be seen year-round. Both paintings are currently on display at Yada Restaurant in Clarksville, TN. |
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.
White pelicans are here for the winter on Barkley and Kentucky Lake. This is an 8x10 oil, currently hanging at Clarksville Collection, 131 Franklin Street.
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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 almost 700 mile long 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.
In the files for reference on future Cumberland River paintings.
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." - Andrew Wyeth
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