"Shaker Village Flower Garden" Fine Art Print horse I attempted to capture the

I attempted to capture the essence and vibrancy of the vegetation and foothills surrounding the desert in this piece

I really love capturing this beloved arch and the beautiful rocks scattered below it

The 2-mile Whittleton Arch trail takes you past lush trees

Kentucky doesn't get a lot of snow

I started this painting en plein air one beautiful summer morning and finished it in the studio later that day

"Shaker Village Flower Garden" Fine Art Print horse I attempted to capture theThis soft pastel comes from a plein air painting I made while visiting the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill outside of Lexington, Kentucky. The Shakers were a small religious sect with a few communes that existed in the 1700 1800's and were a branch off the Quakers. They don't exist anymore, but some of their communities were preserved, like this one. I loved spending time in their flower gardens and walking around their peaceful hilltop property