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  I've been very busy.  Holidays are fast approaching, and my house is a mess, laundry is piling up, and I've been preparing the grocery list for Thanksgiving.  Craziness abounds this time of year at our house.       Still, preparing for gift giving involves, at least for me, painting.  This year, I have completed two winter scenes in soft pastel for my daughter, Kim, and her family, to enjoy in their beautiful home.  The first is "A Blue Ridge Winter" based on a number of images I took while in the mountains, and a bit of imaginary play to create the winter scene you [...]

I've never painted a winter scene. Not even in oils. I think driving back and forth to the mountains twice in the last month may have had something to do with it. The Blue Ridge Mountains are beautiful. I love the views, the countryside, the colors, the small town living. [...]