Mountain Meadow, Spring

01/24/2010

Mountain Meadow, Spring

This small sketch was done last spring near Asheville, NC. The trees were just beginning to leaf out. I am drawn to distant hillside meadows. They all appear to be peaceful, quiet places. I am sure it is more an ideal than a reality.

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Jan 24, 2010 7:16:22 PM | Paintings

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I really like it - reminds me of the small gouaches - but less linear. Yes the distant hillsides and meadows are spititual. Listen to Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis by Vaughan Williams.

Posted by: mary ashley stephenson | 01/25/2010 at 11:13 PM

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