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Content Published October 15, 2019

Appalachian Rose

Sunrise from Spruce Knob, WV

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Mountain Meets Valley

An ancient sandstone outcrop overlooks the Blackwater River Valley in the Appalachians.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Quiet Evening on Lake Moomaw

The quiet on this mountain lake in the Appalachian Mountains, at this particular moment in time, was interrupted only by the light.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

One Second Til Sunset

The last light of day shows us a dance in the valley as fog tries to crawl up the mountain side, only to be liberated as thin vapor, invisible to the eye.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Night Falling on a Beaver Pond

As night falls, the bright reflections of the sky give way to the mystery of the shadows.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

The Rapture

Classic Ltd Ed fine art photograph on rag paper

Ghostly apparitions of the valley fog rising toward a final solution.

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Content Published August 8, 2019

Sunkissed Vines

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Content Published July 26, 2018

Sunset Grand Tetons

We can better see the light when we see things absent color.

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Content Published June 16, 2018

Summer Pasture, Aldie

Summer is a time of plenty on the Virginia Piedmont. Warm rains feed the native grasses, which, in turn, feed the Piedmont’s cattle and deer. This pastoral scene provides a sense of peace and abundance as the natural elements of sunlight, rain, and earth converge on a hilly pasture where the Civil War Battle of Aldie was fought.

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I look for inspiration wherever nature intermingles with the creations of man. My appreciation of historic architecture makes it a favorite subject of mine. Nostalgic old ruins, gristmills, churches, stone bridges, grand old barns, and other agrarian… Read more

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