Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina Great Smoky Mountains It's full of fun cultural

It's full of fun cultural activities

Me: "I gotta go look on a map…Where is that relative to Kentucky

gazing into the over-the-top splendor of Times Square

Click through the images here to watch a video from my hike that day and get a sense of the gorgeous surroundings

Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina Great Smoky Mountains It's full of fun culturalA big part of my artistic process is gathering quality source photos. Good timing, beautiful lighting, and a little bit of luck are always behind each successful painting. I really couldn't believe how all of these ingredients came together perfectly when I caught this moment in western North Carolina. I've always been a little bit biased that the best fall colors have to be located north of the Mason Dixon Line. Wrong! This landscape is based on an