Close your eyes and imagine … if you could choose any place in the world, with no limits or consequences, where would you paint?
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I would go to Ireland. So much natural beauty to paint.
The meadow at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. You can see the colors change while the day progresses. Subtle and beautiful.
Paint in Japan
Big Sur
Back to the banks of the Gallatin River Montana where I would fish and paint all day.
Lake Cuomo, Italy
Rural Russia.
High Sierras.
Upstate New York. Farms, barns, rolling hills, long views, dramatic weather. Or Rockport, MA-steep hills, old buildings, water and boats everywhere.
On my sailboat in the Bahamas!
The landscapes and seascapes of Ireland and Scotland. Always mystical, often magical, totally inspiring.
I love painting in the small villages of Germany. The unique building style and the scenery are breathtaking!
Namibia – Desert, sand, rocks, mountains, savannah, woodland, Canyons, mountain passes perfect light and great shadows.
painting in the Canadian Rockies which have done for 40 years
‘If I could paint anywhere’ implies a place I cannot go. I frequently paint Niagara Falls but cannot paint from the level of the water-there is no access to tourists or artists in many areas. The three places where I can paint from below are wonderful, but I would love to be able to get a lot closer! So powerful.
Grand Teton National Park, mountains footed by lakes, Snake river, beauty everywhere or my own back yard in Pensacola where I have big oak trees, and my own waterlily fish pond plus azaleas, camellias, hydrangas, crepe myrtles, gardenias, gladiolas, lilies, zinnias, etc. Also the most beautiful beaches in the world are just 20 minutes away.
Mars or the Moon!
Every national park in the USA, or more modestly, every single state park in Texas. Or the steppe in Mongolia. Maybe have a Mongolian horseman pose with his horse in front of his yurt. Or wildflowers in the high country between Aspen and Crested Butte. Good grief it’s hard to decide.