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I found this scene at Cotter Arkansas near the area where the Spring River joins the White River behind the trout dock. Two Jon Boats were stacked waiting for the next fishing trip down the White River. This is a small 8x10 oil painting on stretched canvas. I will ship this painting without a frame since this is a standard size and they are readily available.

I began my art career using oil paints and I taught that medium for many years at my studio in Conway, Arkansas. A few years later I studied watercolors and acrylics and used these two water-based media almost exclusively for many years. Recently, however, I find myself reaching once again for my oil paints. It's rather like being reunited with an old friend I haven't seen in years. The body of the paint, the smell of turps, and the luminous quality of the painted surface are the reasons oil paint remains a timeless painting medium. I love painting with watercolor and acrylics in my studio but, I always use oils for Plein-air painting because its longer drying time is not affected by sun or wind. I love to travel, enthusiastically...