Retreat

Artist: Carolyn Heffelfinger
Medium: Oil on board
Size: 8"x10"
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   It was February in South Carolina with colder than average temperatures so I put on a jacket, shouldered by easel and backpack and headed to a sunny location in the lowcountry marsh on a raised walkway. The wind was blowing my canvas but I think the painting looks like a warm summer day. Egrets and Heron fished while I painted.
 

Lost Dog

Artist: Carolyn Heffelfinger
Medium: Oil on board
Size:  8"x 10"
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  We spent February 2015 in Folly Beach, SC.  This year we took our golden along with us. One of the many public places that welcome pets is the Lost Dog cafe.  While Dan, Izzy, and his buddy Larry had their lunch on the large porch i stood on the street and painted this favorite local meeting place.

The Blues Bar

Artist: Carolyn Heffelfinger
Medium: Oil on Board
Size: 10"x10"
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  For 7 years i was an exhibitor at the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition and during that great event in Charleston there was a blues festival  taking place in many venues around this wonderful southern city. The Home Team BBQ was one of our favorites with some great musicians performing almost nightly for two weeks.
  What fun to paint this scene along with my styrofoam cup in the foreground!!

Last Light

Artist: Carolyn Heffelfinger
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Sized: 6"x6"
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   This small painting was from my thoughts of a sunset over the dunes by the Atlantic.
I love the way the brush works show in the photograph.  Its said there is a green flash right at the moment the sun dips below the horizon. I keep watching for it.

The Mud Flats

Artist: Carolyn Heffelfinger
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size:  10"x10"
Price: $400.



"The Mud Flats" is a favorite local restaurant and watering hole for the area fisherman and golfers.  Pretty good food as well!  They feature live music on several night a week.
(this is not an advertisement)  When the owner Martin saw some of my interior scenes he asked to purchase two for his place and then I decided paint a scene from his bar.

Trail to the Cave

Artist: Carolyn Heffelfinger
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 36"x48"
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In the Fall I had to deliver a painting to southern Ohio and we stayed in a cabin in the area.
In the morning I took a trail called Cave Trail and was awed by the way the light filtered through the trees in the forest.   This painting won Best of Show over many entries at the Cultural Arts Center in Delaware.

Heading Out

Artist: Carolyn Heffelfinger
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 8"x10"
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 For the past 7 years I take a week long backpacking trip with friends and Heather.
I decided to paint the trail at Laurel Highlands from the perspective of Cheryl and I hiking ahead. I'm guessing we were photographed by the stragglers!
  My trail name is Small Curly and if you were standing next to me you would know why that is so.
I get so much inspiration from being in the woods for this extended period.

Dog and his Boy

Artist:  Carolyn Heffelfinger
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size:  24"x 36"
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Izzy our golden retriever is always so excited to go down to play in our creek. It was the perfect summer day for my grandson Harrison and her to do some stone skipping while cooling off.
I think i captured the distance and mood of the day.

Nashville Cats

Artist: Carolyn Heffelfinger
Medium: Oil on Board
Size: 11"x!4"
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During a visit to Nashville with my daughter i became intrigued by the bands playing in the windows of the bars.   Painting the neon made a fun challenge to try to make the light pop.

Tunnel of Trees

Artist: Carolyn Heffelfinger
Medium: Oil
Size: 6"x6"
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     Beyond our creek is a woods and in the woods our neighbor farmer has cut a path where i sometimes walk with Izzy.  The painting reminds me of a road in western Michigan which is called Tunnel of Trees. I've ridden my bike on it a few times and the trees almost meet above the road. 
The light at the end where the field starts is what interested me in this scene.

Free Music in the Park

Artist: Carolyn Heffelfinger
Medium: Oil
Size: 6"x6"
Price: $

   We took the island ferry to Ocracoke on the Outer Banks to attend their summer music festival.
The weather was perfect so that in the mornings i could go for a beach run. In the evenings all over the island musicians played in different venues.  The central park was set up with a stage and lighting and there was something magical about the stars, lightening bugs, and good music that made it a vacation to dream about during those long Ohio winters.