Rural Landscape Paintings > The tree-lined twists and turns of narrow country lanes hold the promise of adventure and discovery, and, for some, the feeling of coming home. The 12 bucolic landscapes featured here leave us wondering what lies just over the hill or around the next bend.
1. “MidMorning” by Jill Stefani Wagner
![Rural Landscape Paintings](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-Mid-morning_-Wagner-1024x755.jpg)
Jill Stefani Wagner
2019, oil, 12 x 16 in.
Available from Castle Gallery, Wayne, IN
Plein air
2. “Centuries Old” by Lori Putnam
![Rural Landscape Paintings](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-CenturiesOld24x30cLoriPutnam2020CMYK-1024x820.jpg)
Lori Putnam
2020, oil, 24 x 30 in.
Available from 1225Gallery.com
Studio from plein air studies
3. “King Of The Hill” by James Faecke
![Rural Landscape Paintings](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-King-of-the-Hill_-Faecke-1024x739.jpg)
James Faecke
2021, watercolor, 10 x 14 in.
Available from artist
Plein air
4. “Where Shall This Take Us?” by Poppy Balser
![Rural Landscape Paintings](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-Where-Shall-this-Take-Us-Balser-1024x729.jpg)
Poppy Balser
2019, watercolor, 11 x 14 in.
Available from artist
Studio from plein air study
5. “The Backroad In” by Jennifer Riefenberg
![Rural Landscape Paintings](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-Riefenberg_TheBackroadIn_pastel_8x8-1011x1024.jpg)
Jennifer Riefenberg
2017, pastel, 8 x 8 in.
Available from artist
Plein air
6. “Big Grey Barn” by Jim Rehak
![Paintings of barns](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-JimRehak_BigGreyBarn-1024x763.jpg)
Jim Rehak
2019, oil, 12 x 16 in.
Available from artist
Plein air
7. “Church on Smith Island” by Julie Riker
![Paintings of churches](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-Riker-ChurchOnSmithIsland-1024x991.jpg)
Julie Riker
2019, oil, 8 x 8 in.
Available from Les Poissons Gallery, Chestertown, MD
Plein air
8. “Spruce Creek Valley Vista” by Jeanne McKinney
![Paintings of valleys](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-Spruce-Creek-Valley-Vista_-McKinney-1024x774.jpg)
Jeanne McKinney
2014, pastel, 18 x 24 in.
Private collection
Plein air
9. “The Path Seldom Taken” by Marti Walker
![Rural landscapes](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-M.Walker_The-Path-Seldom-Taken-1024x760.jpg)
Marti Walker
2014, pastel, 9 x 12 in.
Private collection
Plein air
10. “Around the Corner” by David Boyd Jr.
![Rural landscape paintings](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-Boyd_Around-the-Corner-1024x1024.jpg)
David Boyd Jr.
2016, oil, 12 x 12 in.
Private collection
Plein air
11. “The Long Road” by Brenda Pinnick
![Rural landscape paintings](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-TheLongRoad_innick-1024x734.jpg)
Brenda Pinnick
2021, oil, 30 x 40 in.
Available from artist
Studio from plein air study
12. “April Showers” by Sheryl Knight
![Spring landscapes](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rural-Landscape-Paintings-April-Showers-Sheryl-Knight-18-x-24-1024x766.jpg)
Sheryl Knight
2021, oil, 18 x 24 in.
Available from Solvang Antique Art Gallery
Studio from plein air study
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