In The Forest Series - Tree Bark Patterns

"The forests are the flags of nature. They appeal to all and awaken inspiring universal feelings. Enter the forest and the boundaries of nations are forgotten. It may be that some time an immortal pine will be the flag of a united peaceful world." 

- Enos A. Mills

Looking closely at the patterns in the Tree Bark.

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In The Forest Series - A Little Bit Twisted

"The saddest part about being human 

 is not paying attention. 

 Presence is the gift of life." 

 - Stephen Levine

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In The Forest Series - Summer Leftover 1

“One of the things that makes you feel good is to get out into nature—go walking, go hiking, go swimming in the ocean, or wherever you live, in a river or a lake, experience the beauty of America, experience how America is such a sacred place. Everywhere you go in this land, our people have been there and they have said, 

“This place is sacred.” 

 ― Charles Alexander Eastman, 

Living in Two Worlds: The American Indian Experience

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December Sunset

 "When I admire the wonder of a sunset 

or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator." 

~ Mahatma Gandhi

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Milkweed Seed Pods

"This very moment is a seed from which the flowers of tomorrow's happiness grow." 

~ Margaret Lindsey

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Bluestone Dam - Hinton West Virginia

My Digital Line and Ink Rendering of the 
Bluestone Dam  
 Hinton, West Virginia. 

Created from my original photograph.

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Hungry Mother State Park - A View Through The Trees

"Between every two pines is a doorway 

to a new world." 

 — John Muir 

 The Visitor Center at Hungry Mother State Park in Marion, Virginia, as seen from the other side of the lake along the Lake Loop Trail. We visited for the first time in December 2016  nd had such a wonderful time! I highly recommend this wonderful State Park!

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Winter Botanical - Fern In The Snow

Going for a walk is a great way to stimulate creativity. 

- Lorna Dockstader

Fern in the snow created in a "line and ink" style.

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Virginia Tech Duck Pond Gazebo in Winter

Where we love is home, 

Home that our feet may leave, 

but not our hearts. 

~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Winter Branches

"There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you ..... In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself." 

- Ruth Stout

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Peace In the Quiet

“Joy – in the fall, winter, and always in the mountains where people are few, wildlife is abundant and there is peace in the quiet.” 

 - Donna Lynn Hope  

Snow-covered pine tree in Radford, Virginia 

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Winter Magic

“Love sharpens the eye, the ear, the touch; it quickens the feet, it steadies the hand, it arms against the wet and the cold. What we love to do, that we do well. To know is not all; it is only half. To love is the other half.” 

 ― John Burroughs

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Tree Lined Winter Road

“I love the arrival of a new season — each one bringing with it its own emotion: spring is full of hope; summer is freedom; autumn is a colourful release, and winter brings an enchanting peace." 

― Giovanna Fletcher

Along the road in Radford, Virginia 

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Male Northern Cardinal in the Snow

"How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year!" 

~ Thomas Wentworth

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Queen Anne's Lace

"In seed-time learn, in harvest teach, 

in winter enjoy." 

 ~ William Blake

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Frozen Droplets

“The small things of life were often so much bigger than the great things . . . " 

 ― Barbara Pym

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Believe In The Magic of Christmas

Believe in the Magic of Christmas

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Art in Nature

"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. 

 So do it." 

 ― Kurt Vonnegut

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Fishing at Sunrise - Claytor Lake State Park

"The morning, which is the most memorable season of the day, is the awakening hour." 

- Henry David Thoreau

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Mourning Dove Portrait

Listen with ears of tolerance! 

 See through the eyes of compassion! 

 Speak with the language of love. 

 ― Rumi

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Cedar Waxwing with Windblown Crest

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." 

~ Thornton Wilder

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Squirrel in Autumn

“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.” 

 ― Sarah Addison Allen

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Tufted Titmouse in Autumn

No spring nor summer’s beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face.... 

 ~ John Donne

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Forest Ballet

My artistic rendering of trees in the forest created from my original photograph. I thought the trees looked like dancing ballerinas, which is how I came up with the title "Forest Ballet."

"So the tree rustles in the evening, when we stand uneasy before our own childish thoughts: Trees have long thoughts, long-breathing and restful, just as they have longer lives than ours. They are wiser than we are, as long as we do not listen to them. But when we have learned how to listen to trees, then the brevity and the quickness and the childlike hastiness of our thoughts achieve an incomparable joy. Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree. He wants to be nothing except what he is. That is home. That is happiness.” ― Herman Hesse

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Autumn at the Duck Pond

“Notice that autumn is more 

the season of the soul than of nature.” 

- Friedrich Nietzsche

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The Historic Wayne Theatre in Waynesboro Virginia

My Artistic Rendering of the 

Historic Wayne Theatre in 

Waynesboro, Virginia. 

Art created from my original photograph.

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Wayne Avenue - Downtown Waynesboro Virginia

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From Wikipedia: 

Waynesboro is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,006 The city is surrounded by Augusta County and is named for General Anthony Wayne. Waynesboro is located in the Shenandoah Valley, near many important historical markers of the Civil War and Shenandoah National Park. A portion of Interstate 64 falls within the city limits of Waynesboro, and the Blue Ridge Parkway, Skyline Drive, and the Appalachian Trail are less than 5 miles (8.0 km) away. Norfolk Southern Railway trackage runs through the east side of the city. The South River, a tributary of the Shenandoah River, flows through the city.

Staunton Virginia - The Queen City

This ART was created from my original photograph.

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Historic Staunton Virginia - The Clocktower

A view of the Clocktower Building in 

Historic Downtown Staunton, Virginia

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AND ANOTHER VIEW

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Beverley Historic District - Staunton Virginia

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History is a symphony of echoes heard and unheard. It is a poem with events as verses. 

~ Charles Angoff

Staunton Virginia - Street Art - The Visulite Cinema

I captured this street scene 

during a visit to Historic Downtown Staunton, Virginia.

This Art was created from my original photograph

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Waynesboro Virginia - Art of the Small Town

 My Artistic Rendering of 

Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia

at the Wayne Avenue stop light.

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The Grand Finale - Autumn at Pipestem State Park

“Fall ......The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” 

 ― Lauren DeStefano

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Fog In the Mountains - Pipestem State Park

“The mountains are calling and I must go.” 

 ― John Muir

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Church Along Main Street - Christiansburg Virginia

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and 

assurance about what we do not see."

Hebrews 11:1 NIV 

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Southern Drive Through Spanish Moss

“Trees down south have a difference to them, a subtle, slinking movement, mile by mile- 

a gracefulness, a swagger. 

Lanky trees stretching out their wiry thin, 

Spanish moss-covered branches, 

moss that sways and beckons ... 

come here, come here, it says.” 

 ― Suzanne Palmieri

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How Beautifully The Leaves Grow Old

“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” 

 ― John Burroughs

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The Garden Gazebo

“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.” 

― Victor Hugo

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Riverway Trail At Bisset Park - Radford Virginia

“There is always an adventure waiting in the woods.” 

 ― Katelyn S. Bolds     

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Raccoon

“The smaller the creature, 

the bolder its spirit.” 

 ― Suzy Kassem

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The Fountain at Radford University

“Education is the most powerful weapon 

which you can use to change the world.” 

― Nelson Mandela

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New River Views - Bisset Park - Radford Virginia

Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry. 

~ Richard Feynman

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Along The New River at Bisset Park - Radford Virginia

"Count your blessings. There are many beautiful things in life to appreciate. The gift of life is priceless." 

- Lailah Gifty Akita

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Footbridge at Bisset Park - Radford Virginia

"All that is gold does not glitter, 

Not all those who wander are lost. 

The old that is strong does not wither, 

Deep roots are not reached by the frost." 

~ J.R.R. Tolkien

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Canada Geese - Autumn at Pandapas Pond

“Two sounds of autumn are unmistakable...the hurrying rustle of crisp leaves blown along the street...by a gusty wind, and the gabble of a flock of migrating geese.” 

 ― Hal Borland

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Abbott Lake and Sharp Top Mountain - Peaks of Otter

The reason old souls enjoy spending time alone is because they never really are. 

~ Author unknown

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Art Washes The Soul

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." 

- Pablo Picasso

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Young Robin Blending in with the Berries

Nature gets into our souls and opens doors to hidden parts of ourselves. 

- Pamela Heyda

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Claytor Lake - Boats at the Marina

"It was one of the loveliest days in early autumn, and the general atmosphere had a tendency to subdue every feeling of the heart, and threw me in a thoughtful mood." 

 ~ Charles Lanman

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