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AT THE RIVER LANDING​

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. 

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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.


​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 red-headed woodpeckers, so with a little artistic license, two birds were added to a habitat they love. See Cumberland Gallery2.   
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​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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​CARDINAL ZEN- The rich red of the cardinals' robes attract the attention of birders throughout the eastern U.S. Puffed up against the winter chill, this 8x10 oil painting will compliment your walls winter or summer . See details in Cumberland Gallery2.
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​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, and bald eagles, too. 
"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
​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.
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.
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​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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