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Ocee river in East Tennessee.The water is cold and the rafting is great. Mountains and beautiful views.

This painting was liqutex Acrylic Award Winner

Every year the Mississippi River overflows it's banks. The trees and land near by always fill with the backwater run off. It is serene and quiet. Quite different from the rushing waters of the Mississippi....

This painting is in Crittenden County Libary collection

Every year I travel to Bolivar for a contest. I would pass this quaint store and one time just had to capture the store before it was lost in the bustle of progress.

I found out that the landowner on the hill behind the store built it for his sharecroppers and family. A 90 year old family member still came down the hill everyday to open the store and visit with friends. The Lux Family......

Morning light dancing off the fence and the fog just lifted.

A beautiful reminder of quiet days and peaceful times. The beauty of the autumn leaves.

A lake that was formed in West Tennessee when the earthquake made the Mississippi River run backwards.

A habitat for Eagles, Herons, and turtles..... a shallow lake that provides for Yapons and water lilies to grow...

Every spring the cylce starts again. Fresh water and new colors. Old river and stream beds long dried fill with the rushing of the spring rain. Renewal of life again. cool water and cool colors on the trees and foliage.

Traveling down Highway 72 towards Alabama the pastoral views are many. Driving through several hours of rain we reached a section where the sun was coming through and the storm had passed.

Wonderful feeling.

Along the Mississippi River edge is this beautiful bluff over looking the river. Condo's and private homes have been built along the upper most edge. Tom Lee park is just below this scene. Tug boats, Paddle Wheelers, and barges pass along this busy waterway.

This painting shows the hundred year old Magnolias that once grew on this bluff. They were recently removed to make way for a RiverBluff Walkway. There was a certain amount of sadness felt for the loss of the trees thus it was painted in more somber colors.

Spring time travel is so exciting and refreshing. The trees are blooming and the streams are over flowing. As in this painting the spring waters are rushing over the rocks and the river beds, inviting but Oh! so cold. Refreshing in a surprising way. Brisk cool water to splash on your face and really wake you up....... warm camp fire and a good pot of coffee. Soothing sound of the rushing water.