Fresh Off the Easel & Showings

Stories At the Humpback Bridge

Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas over Board

16 × 24 inch

Price: $1450

Story Behind the Painting: This humpback bridge was built in 1857 and is the oldest remaining covered bridge in the state of Virginia. It is interesting that covered bridges were sometimes referred to as “kissing bridges” during the more modest era of the late 19th Century, as the privacy from passing through a covered bridge would allow passengers in a horse and buggy an opportunity to kiss each other unobserved. What stood out to me about this particular bridge was not only its uniqueness, but also that as I walked through it, I noticed all the carvings of people’s names inside the bridge. I couldn’t help but think of all the stories associated with this bridge down through the years.

The Broken Tree

Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas over Board

24 × 16 inch

Price: $1450

Story Behind the Painting: This painting was inspired by the quiet mood of the day and the broken branch of this tree. Under an overcast sky, the tree seemed to be in a moment of change. Its leaves had partly fallen, and a large branch had somehow broken off its trunk. The scene wasn’t dreary or hopeless, but there was a mood in the air that I wanted to capture on canvas.