Backroad, June Sunny Day Tennessee in the Great Smoky

Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains

I returned to New York City for my first full-fledged photo safari to gather inspiration and recharge my creative batteries following the pandemic

As someone who’s originally from the upper Midwest (Wisconsin

I painted this on location in East Tennessee from the back of my truck

Backroad, June Sunny Day Tennessee in the Great SmokyI pride myself on having a decent sense of direction, whether Im exploring a city or meandering rural roads. For this reason, when I go out to paint on location, I try to get lost. I deliberately seek out the most obscure road, Gee, I wonder where this goes? This was the case during a beautiful June evening in eastern Tennessee when I came across this vista. No joke: Just before I found this subject, I passed Possum Hollow Road. Thats when you know