First Inning Artworks

I will be submitting three watercolors to the Dogwood Arts Festival Fine Arts Show tomorrow.

The works are a painting of a barn on our farm, a cantilevered barn like one found in Cades Cover in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and a couple of roses in a vase.

Frankly, I’m not sure how I feel about doing this. It has been about 20 years since I entered anything into a show.

Judging for entry into the show takes place on Monday, and I guess I will hear something shortly after that. An opening for the show is scheduled for next Friday, April 4.

Update, April 3: None of these made it into the show. It may be interesting to see what did.

The Little River runs alongside one of the most traveled roads in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and it provides tourists with many scenic views of the interior of the park. I have been there many times and hope to go many more.

The trip that produced this painting of a scene just above the Sinks — a spectacular set of rushing waterfalls and whitewater — was in midwinter, much like the mountains are at the moment. Spring is coming, but the mountains have a stark cold beauty in the winter that is hard to match.

That’s what this painting is about.

Bridge over Little River

15 x 22 watercolor on 140 lb Arches coldpress

Price: $125