The James River from the Blue Ridge Parkway

Tim and I painted from the pedestrian bridge under the Blue Ridge Parkway at the James River visitors center, milepost 64, one of the secret gems of the Parkway. This is the view facing NNW. The view in the opposite direction is just as dramatic.  One of the challenges was the overlapping of shadow and reflection, perpendicular to each other, on the water. Soft pastels on archival (museum grade Wallis) paper, 11" x 14".