My wife is the family historian.  We often combine trips to

particular places to allow her to study various documents while I

look for inspiration for a painting or drawing.  West Virginia has

been the destination for several of those trips.  I've come to love

the state although driving on some of the switchback roads

through the mountains can become rather tedious.  Somewhere

during those travels, I either found or took a picture that

became the inspiration for my painting "West Virginia".  I make

that admission because, while there is a photo in my archives,

I'm not sure I took it.  Nevertheless, the colors never fail to

remind me of the area.

West Virginia is a watercolor, painted on 14" x 11" 140#

cold press paper.  The original has been sold.