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~a newsletter about art and other tidbits~ February (it was much cooler then) is for tying trout flies and storing your duck decoys. It’s also a time for recording a podcast with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s communications crew, led by the voice of TWRA, Don King and Magazine Editor, Jason Harmon. “Wildcast” is a syndicated radio show that highlights outdoor sports and interviews with people who love the outdoors, namely me on this edition. Take a few minutes and click on this address to hear our conversation. You may be surprised! https://soundcloud.com/tennesseewildcast/twe388 Dan Alsobrooks’ trip to Argentina to fish for trout was a success. It was so successful that he commissioned me to paint this Patagonian landscape with the Andes Mountains as the backdrop. Here in this 10”x20” oil, Dan hooks up with one of many feisty brown trout. Who doesn’t like a good sunset!? Drop by Clarksville’s Yada on Franklin Restaurant and take a look at these two paintings: Sunset Over Roan Mountain (top) and Cumberland Sunset (bottom). Thanks to owners Darla and Michael Knight for sharing this space. I do not subscribe to titling a painting with “ No Title .” It’s often used. Maybe the viewer is supposed to make up the title. Many of my scenes tell a story and/or provide a title that describes the painting. Most of the time, I write a short story about the painting and include it for the buyer. I agree that some of the titles may be a little ambiguous, like Purt Near. It can mean several things, like “that ol’ barn is purt near falling down,” or “it’s purt near 10 miles from town.” As Time Goes By , a song made famous in the movie Casablanca , seemed fitting for the Mennonite horse-drawn buggy ambling through the Kentucky countryside. Workhorse of the Cumberland comes from an agrarian euphemism applied to the tugboat. Continuing this theme, take a peek at these small and affordable oil paintings: Dressed To The Nine’s (old Scottish phrase meaning perfection), Helms-A-Lee (the command to come about), Barkley the Pelican (lake where I saw him). These and other paintings can be found at http:www.cumberlandriverartist.com. An artist can slow time and ultimately stop it when the last brushstroke is painted.~ LR Thanks for sharing a little of your time. Let me hear from you! ~Please share with friends~ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

~a newsletter about art and other tidbits~

February (it was much cooler then) is for tying trout flies and storing your duck decoys. It’s also a time for recording a podcast with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s communications crew, led by the voice of TWRA, Don King and Magazine Editor, Jason Harmon. “Wildcast” is a syndicated radio show that highlights outdoor sports and interviews with people who love the outdoors, namely me on this edition. Take a few minutes and click on this address to hear our conversation. You may be surprised! https://soundcloud.com/tennesseewildcast/twe388

Dan Alsobrooks’ trip to Argentina to fish for trout was a success. It was so successful that he commissioned me to paint this Patagonian landscape with the Andes Mountains as the backdrop. Here in this 10”x20” oil, Dan hooks up with one of many feisty brown trout.

Who doesn’t like a good sunset!? Drop by Clarksville’s Yada on Franklin Restaurant and take a look at these two paintings: Sunset Over Roan Mountain (top) and Cumberland Sunset (bottom). Thanks to owners Darla and Michael Knight for sharing this space.

I do not subscribe to titling a painting with “No Title.” It’s often used. Maybe the viewer is supposed to make up the title. Many of my scenes tell a story and/or provide a title that describes the painting. Most of the time, I write a short story about the painting and include it for the buyer. I agree that some of the titles may be a little ambiguous, like Purt Near. It can mean several things, like “that ol’ barn is purt near falling down,” or “it’s purt near 10 miles from town.” As Time Goes By, a song made famous in the movie Casablanca, seemed fitting for the Mennonite horse-drawn buggy ambling through the Kentucky countryside. Workhorse of the Cumberland comes from an agrarian euphemism applied to the tugboat. Continuing this theme, take a peek at these small and affordable oil paintings: Dressed To The Nine’s (old Scottish phrase meaning perfection), Helms-A-Lee (the command to come about), Barkley the Pelican (lake where I saw him). These and other paintings can be found at http:www.cumberlandriverartist.com.

An artist can slow time and ultimately stop it when the last brushstroke is painted.~ LR

Thanks for sharing a little of your time. Let me hear from you!

~Please share with friends~