VINEYARD AND WINE PAINTINGS

 WINE COUNTRY ART

These are my favorite days of the year and we will all be entertaining for about a month. Great food, wonderful friends, neighbors and loved ones come together to celebrate and observe. Wine is a traditional part of the celebrations and I live in and grew up in two states, Georgia and North Carolina, where wine has been produced since America was founded.

Here is a painting I finished several years ago that displays the Frogtown community in Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Several outstanding vineyards and wineries are there today and the area, just north of Dahlonega, Georgia is truly beautiful.

Note that there is some whimsy in this painting. Nothing wrong with that. Wine enjoyment should never be stodgy. It should be fun and enjoyable, just like the food that it accompanies.

By the way, here is the story with lots of photographs that captures much of the festivities at the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Barbecue Competition in Lynchburg, Tennessee. http://www.winesdownsouth.com/southernFood/Jack%20Daniels/TheJack2011.pdf

Yours truly is in the article and it confirms that I am painting a major work about what they call “The Jack, “ in time for the 2012 BBQ event. Stay tuned!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BEST WISHES FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

Olivia