Walk with a painter

Wow, where did that year go!? When I started this blog it was with full intentions of posting something, (hopefully) of interest twice a week, then every other week, then…….. well, you get the picture. It didn’t take long for the wheels to fall off the trolley, but I’m back on board with more earth shattering info about my paintings and life in general. Ah, so that’s the sound of one hand applauding! In last year’s October post I raved on about how much I love this time of year and certainly nothing has changed on that front. Ten years ago this month, we drove south to visit Monticello in Albemarle County, just outside Charlottesville, Virginia. It was a beautiful fall weekend and Mother Nature went out of her way to provide us with a drop-dead, eye popping display of autumn foliage. This is the estate of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, third President of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia. The house and its magnificent grounds were designed by ol’ TJ himself and is situated on the summit of an 850 foot high peak in the Southwest Mountains south of the Rivanna Gap. Monticello is the only private home in the United States that has been designated a World Heritage Site. My painting shown here is titled Monticello in October. This view shows the west front of the house. Folks, you owe it to yourselves to make this journey which you will never forget. Prints of this painting and most of all the ones you see on this blog are available at lee-klingenberg.artistwebsites.com.