Beautiful Art Happens at The Cuyahoga Valley Art center

Three places, three paintings, one winter show

Some places get under your skin. This year, three of them wouldn’t let go of me, so I painted them.

The first is close to home. Blue Hen Falls, tucked into Cuyahoga Valley National Park, is a hidden gem in northeast Ohio. It takes a bit of a hike to reach, but the reward is a ribbon of water spilling over the rocks, well worth the walk.

The second is a delightfully odd one. Squire’s Castle, in the Cleveland Metroparks’ North Chagrin Reservation, is a quirky stone structure with a story that stretches back to the late 1800s. I fell for it immediately.

The third was a pilgrimage. Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1930s masterpiece, was designed for Liliane and Edgar J. Kaufmann, owner of Pittsburgh’s Kaufmann’s Department Store. Standing in front of a house built over a waterfall, I knew I had to paint it. It also felt like a nice echo of Blue Hen Falls, one waterfall wild and one woven into architecture.

After some time away from galleries, I’m giving gallery representation another try, at least for now. All three paintings will hang in the Winter Show at the Cuyahoga Valley Art Center in downtown Cuyahoga Falls,

If you get the chance, stop by. It’s a wonderful space in a wonderful location, and I’d love to hear which painting speaks to you.

Blue Hen Falls in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (northeast Ohio). It’s a bit of a hike but well worth the trip.

I also fell in love with the Squire’s Castle, in the Cleveland Metroparks, Chagrin Reservation. It’s a wonderful, quirky architectural gem with an interesting history that dates back to the late 1800’s.

Lastly, I made a trip recently to the popular Fallingwater residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930s for Liliane and Edgar J. Kaufmann, the owner of Pittsburgh’s Kaufmann’s Department Store.

If you have an opportunity, consider visiting the Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, let me know what you think. It’s a wonderful place in a wonderful location situated in downtown Cuyahoga Falls.