Backroad, June Sunny Day Tennessee in the Great Smoky

Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains

I caught this moment during a mild late fall afternoon

This painting's title comes from the identically-named remix of a Verve jazz melody that I often listen to while painting

This is the second painting from Yellow Creek Falls in this year's 25 Days of Minis

Backroad, June Sunny Day Tennessee in the Great SmokyI pride myself on having a decent sense of direction, whether Im exploring a city or meandering rural roads. For this reason, when I go out to paint on location, I try to get lost. I deliberately seek out the most obscure road, Gee, I wonder where this goes? This was the case during a beautiful June evening in eastern Tennessee when I came across this vista. No joke: Just before I found this subject, I passed Possum Hollow Road. Thats when you know