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How to Paint Smoky Mountains Inspired Landscapes – 4 Paintings One Technique

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These small landscape studies are one of my favorite ways to experiment with composition, color, and lighting before starting larger paintings. Every landscape turns out a little different, making this a fun and relaxing acrylic painting project for artists of all skill levels.

In this video you’ll learn:

🎨 How to paint realistic Smoky Mountain landscapes with acrylic paint

🎨 How to create atmospheric perspective and the signature blue haze of the Great Smoky Mountains

🎨 Easy mountain painting techniques for beginners and experienced artists

🎨 How I layer acrylic paint to create depth and distance

🎨 My process for painting loose tree lines, forests, and colorful sunset skies

🎨 How I varnish and frame my finished acrylic landscape paintings

 

 

 

 

Our Unique Chicken Coop Made From an Old Train Depot

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Ten years ago my husband looked up from his computer and said, “There’s an old train depot for sale for $500… but it has to be moved by next week.” Naturally, we bought it. What followed was one of the most unusual DIY projects we’ve ever taken on—moving a historic little railroad building 45 miles and transforming it into our backyard chicken coop. Today that old depot sits above town as home to our flock and has become one of the most unique chicken coops we could have imagined. In the video below I’m sharing the full story of how we moved the building, converted part of it into a coop, built the chicken run and garden, and created what might be the most unique chicken house our chickens could ask for.

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A Full Tour of My Art Studio and Store – Abandoned to Reveal

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I finally got my act togateher to put together a video about the transformation of the buildings we purchased on Main Street in Bryson City, NC in 2018. It was a long process to restore the house and storefront and this is a good overview of the before, after and the history I discovered along the way. My husband Brett and our partner Jaime of Perkins Builder Brothers did a majority of the major restoration project and I did the sign and the interior finish. Thanks for watching! 

 

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