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COMIN' IN HOT shocks you awake when you're looking at the peaceful, foggy woods across the marsh. Out of nowhere, dropping into the backwater comes a blazing flock of mallards. Catch your breath and watch the show! Details on the Sporting Art page. SYCAMORE POND, 18x24 oil, was inspired by a small roadside pool just inside the eastern boundary of Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (LBL) near Canton, Kentucky. No doubt it is a watering hole for deer and other park mammals as well as a feeding place for wood ducks and song birds. It was the perfect place for redheaded woodpeckers, so with a little artistic license, two birds were added to a habitat they love. BUG CATCHER IN THE RYE is a tongue-in-cheek title that aptly describes the scene, a foggy morning with the sun lighting up an orange summer haze. Look out bugs! See more info in Cumberland Sporting Art. |
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STRAWBERRY ALLEY CAT-A Sunday morning stroll caught this feline coming home after a night on the town. Strawberry Alley is a short downtown street lined with popular restaurants where this cat hangs out. "SO?," he says. See details in Cumberland Gallery 2. |
LOCKED UP - 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, especially in winter. See the bald eagles, too. The painting is on display at Cross Creek Sporting Clays, Palmyra, TN.
CATTAIL SURPRISE has been engrained in my memory since I was a teenager. Finally, I put the vertically-oriented canvas on my easel and set out to recreate a moment that I remember just like it was yesterday. My dog and I had been chasing rabbits in the snow all afternoon and on the way back home, we headed toward a small stock pond that had filled with cattails. Without warning, a brace of mallards flushed into the cold December air! Having never duck hunted and holding nothing but a single-shot .22 rifle, I stood there in amazement as the flock headed away from their resting spot. That scene has been begging to be painted for more years than I want to admit.
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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.
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 stories.
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 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. "Fish Camp" is being shown at Yada's Restaurant in Clarksville.
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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