P E N - & - I N K - D R A W I N G S
A typical barn for drying tobacco
"Rustic Rhythm"
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Drawn from my own reference photo.
"The Queen & The Sunflower"
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"Cabin in the Dogwoods"
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"The Garden Gate"
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"The Undertaker"
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"Go with the Flow"
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Down on 116
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"Learning Patience"
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Old Ridge Runner
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An old Dodge truck
"A Horse with No Mane"
Scratchboard Drawing
Still life of a horse skull.
"Fog in the Holler"
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Early morning fog settles in the creek bottom on this beautiful farm in the Catawba Valley, Virginia
"Humpback Bridge"
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One of the last remaining of its kind in the country, this elegant old bridge still stands strong in Covington, Virginia.
"Misty Morning Mood"
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A beloved old country store (Shively's) on a misty morning in Ferrum, Virginia. This one won 1st place in it's category at the First Annual Bald Knob Artists Show.
CREDIT: AMY GRAYBILL, Photographer
Image used as reference for this drawing.
"Silver Hearth Bride"
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Drawn as a commissioned piece, this beautiful bride and scenery was a challenge for me to draw and one of my personal favorites. The original drawing hangs in the main room at a popular local wedding venue, Silver Hearth Lodge, Bent Mountain, Virginia
"Reid's Garage" - '41 Suburban
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An awesome little snapshot of rural America. Franklin County, Virginia
"The Final Resting Place of
Stu D. Baker"
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A classic old truck served it's owner well and is retired to a shady spot in the woods. Bent Mountain, Virginia
"Frozen Motion"
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Mabry Mill in winter's icey grip
Meadows of Dan, Virginia
"The Texture of Time"
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A bird of prey built it's nest in a window of an old grist mill. A perfect ambush point to the fish in the creek below.
Potts Mountain/Potts Creek, Craig/Alleghany Counties, Virginia
"Rusty Relic"
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An old steam tractor (Angle's Tractor) stands proudly on the side of US RT 122 in Franklin County, Virginia. A fitting monument representing fr me the work ethic and steadfastness of the American farmer in this beautiful rural area.
"Bonbrook Bovines"
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While taking a reference photo to draw from, the main subjects of my composition changed everything by coming to tell me good morning.
Bonbrook Mill area, Franklin County, Virginia
"The Hug"
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A gnarly oak tree embraces this deserted farmstead home as it's branches had literally grown around the house.
Callaway, Virginia
"Out to Pasture"
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An old school milk delivery truck is an iconic image at a nearby creamery.
Franklin County, Virginia
"The Hill"
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This drawing of St. Amdrews Catholic Church and the surrounding campus of Roanoke Catholic School. Much of this has changed and several buildings are now gone. The original artwork sold this past year, and the original print edition of 200 also sold out this year. I hold a few numbered edition prints still in reserve.
Gnarly Harley
Pen & Ink with Colored Pencils
A Moonshiners Black Cherry
Pen & Ink + digital color