Following are some recent works.  Please email artist@hightowermountainstudio.com to inquire about purchasing original work, reproductions, or note cards with these images.  

This majestic bird was caught by an enterprising photographer on the banks of the Chattooga Wild & Scenic River.

This striking native flowering shrub grows at elevations of 3,00 to 6,000 feet. Sturdy and tree-like, these rhododendrons commonly  grow to 8 – 12 feet high.  They bloom in June and July, often with a proliferation of pink bloom clusters like the one above.  

Easily recognized by the unique “Jack” standing erect in his pulpit, this common perennial is found blooming in March and April in moist woods and bogs. It is also known as Indian Turnip.  I spotted these giants specimens and just had to paint them.  

2007 was a banner year for the Mountain Laurel in the Southern Appalachians.  The late frost appeared to stimulate flowering, and laurel brightened the hillsides and forests with their delicate clusters of pink and white blooms.   

My dear friend Alex passed away a several years ago.  I painted this sleepy-eyed picture to remind me of his sweet spirit. 

“Osprey Watch”                                    Pastel, © 2007

Mountain Laurel

Pastel, © 2007

Jack-in-the-Pulpit            

Pastel, © 2007

Catawba Rhododendron

Pastel, © 2007

“Alex Napping”                                     Pastel, © 2007   

Gallery—Flowers & Animals

“Celebrating the Beauty of Nature”

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