Lynley and I had a nice time in Macon, Georgia for the cherry blossom festival. I have a group of fans down there that enjoy my Macon area paintings. In order to maybe make a few local sales I painted this picture. It is of the Hay House, one of the local mansions, from one [...]
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When I was a child, we lived out west. I loved the mountains, and going camping, because it was so pretty and green. I thought the desert was ugly. Part of this was that I lived in a desert. The only trees around were ones people had planted, or those growing at high elevations in [...]
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When my wife first moved up to Lynchburg, Virginia, I was very excited. It looked like a beautiful city. A month later I came up for graduation of the upper class, and was excited to be able to see mountains. One of my favorite past-times is being in the mountains, but I had lived away [...]
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Temples are important. Families can be sealed together even after death. Those who died without the opportunity for baptism, and other essential ordinances can receive these through temples. The Atlanta temple is where my wife first went to the temple. It is a pretty temple, in suburban Northside Atlanta. My sister -in-law married my brother- [...]
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The Ohio River is one of the prettiest big rivers in America. It flows from Pittsburg, PA, to its confluence with the Mississippi, below St Louis. It was the main highway for pioneers after the revolutionary war. One of my favorite days that Dad and I went exploring, we drove through Southern Indiana, along the [...]
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The Philippines Islands are beautiful. When I was 19 I had the opportunity to serve as a missionary there. I remember riding in the back of a Jeepney, looking across rice fields to bamboo houses on stilts up against the jungle. It was so cool and different from any place I had ever been. I [...]
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Soon after I met Lynley, she graduated from medical school, and treated herself to a trip to Greece with an old roommate. They enjoyed Athens, and also spent a few days on the Island of Santorini. While she was there, she took some fun pictures, planning on having me paint them. This is one of [...]
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My faith is very important to me. It gives me a sense of purpose. It gives me hope for eternity. One of the best things that we teach is the eternal nature of families. We believe that if we are married in temples, and live righteously, our marriages will last forever. This is my painting [...]
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I love light, especially early morning and late evening light. I think my favorite is early morning because everything is so peaceful and beautiful. There are strong lights and shadows, but the world is so fresh and clean because it has just woken up. I love going for walks before the world is up. It [...]
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I really like this view of downtown Macon. You have a statue of the Confederate soldier, an early business building, and the County courthouse from around the turn of the century, and a more modern business building. Macon survived Sherman’s March to the sea because it was on the other side of the Ocmulgee River. [...]
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