Star City of the South - Roanoke Virginia Metal Print

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Roanoke is called the "Star City of the South" because of the star on Mill Mountain which overlooks the city. I had never painted such a wide view of it before and thoroughly enjoyed exploring all those beautiful buildings and playing around with their colors!

If you ever have a chance to visit you'll enjoy learning about it's unique history and exploring it's cultural offerings and the beautiful hiking trails with easy access to the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail. Some of the buildings in this painting are the Wells Fargo Tower, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, St. Andrews Catholic Church, Roanoke Catholic School,The Taubman Museum of Art. In this view from Mill Mountain you can also see the Poff Building and the Norfolk Southern Building.

Thank you so much to the administrators of the following groups for featuring "Star City of the South" in the following groups:

Bedroom Art Gallery...07/20/2020
All Stars 1 a week...07/19/2020
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I grew up exploring the outdoors here in Southwest Virginia. My family would often go for long drives and end up hiking in the woods where my parents would identify plants and trees and point out animal tracks as they taught us to appreciate the awesomeness of God's creation. I can still remember the first time I saw a pink "Ladies Slipper" growing up out of a pile of leaves deep in a forest. Those adventures with my family still inspire my landscape paintings today but I'm also blessed with a group of friends who love to paint outdoors. Together, we've gone places -both physically and artistically- I'd never have gone alone. Although my oil paintings are inspired by real places and things, my goal is to create a strong composition and a...