“Vexation,” 11 x 14 oil on canvas by Tonya R. Hengerer I started painting about a year ago, and I’ve probably painted fewer than 10 paintings—total. I am a novice. I always have a flutter of anxiety before beginning a new painting, worrying that my next endeavor will be terrible. When I paint, I usually use a […]
Bibury Beans, 30″x 30″ mixed media (oil and ink) on canvas by Katherine Dove For those of you who follow this blog, you may remember that one of my favorite places to visit is the Cotswolds. The Cotswolds is an area in south central England that’s about an hour and a half west of London. It includes the counties of […]
This beautiful work of art was given to us by our good friends, Donna Tuten and Doug Frassa. I love its colors and texture as well as its composition. The artist, Susan Miller Bradbury is a fine artist who resides in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Roanoke, Virginia. She enjoys painting with both acrylics and oils. To learn more […]
“Cloud break,” 16 x 20, oil on canvas by Tonya R. Hengerer “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” ~ Aristotle
My name is Tonya, and I grew up on a 300-acre farm in rural Virginia that has been in my family for over 100 years. After graduating from college, receiving my master’s degree in speech and language pathology, and living and working in a small city for six years, I decided to return to the place of my childhood. Here, in this rural area, on this patch of green, where for four generations my family has farmed, gardened, and lived, I, too wanted to be a part of this continuity. As a fourth generation farmgirl, I have many interests that not only include, but also go beyond the basics of farming, gardening, sheep and chicken-keeping. It is all of this and more that I plan on sharing in this blog.
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