"Virginia Valley" - SOLD Guy Crittenden California Duck Stamp "I began the series with

"I began the series with the Northern Pintail because of their elegant lines and feathering

This is a small study of rich autumn sun lighting up the edge of a thicket as two Whitetail deer emerge

but you would never know it

framed in a simple plein air gold frame

This is an 8 x 10 study of Fine Creek in Powhatan county in Virginia near The Foundry golf course

"Virginia Valley" - SOLD Guy Crittenden California Duck Stamp "I began the series with"Virginia Valley" is inspired by trips through the Shennandoah Valley in Virginia. This original oil on canvas was composed to have a grand view of the valley and Blue Ridge Mountains rising in the distance. The backlight of the trees and grasses give the whole scene a measure of depth and contrast, and the soft summer clouds create miles of visibility and perspective. In Private Collection.