Spring is certainly in bloom in the Shenandoah Valley. During the last couple of weeks, the weather has warmed up and flowers and trees are blooming and beautiful. This weekend I drove over the mountain to Charlottesville, and all along the side of the highway, the redbud and dogwood are just so pretty.
Waynesboro is the home of P.Buckley Moss. A prolific artist, she moved to this area in 1964 with her husband and five children. She grew up in New York city. When she entered school, she was a poor student, and she was found to be dyslexic. She then began to study art and found her gift there. You can read about her early life
here. When she and her family moved to the valley, she found Amish and old order Mennonites living here. (I have referred to these dear people in an earlier post.)
When you look at her art work, you will find that they became the subject of many of her paintings.
She has a gallery in downtown Waynesboro, right next to Stella, Bella, and Lucy's. After having breakfast the other day, I stepped into the gallery, and as I was looking at the art work and the prints that were for sale, in she walked and we talked for quite a few minutes. She has had a home in St. Petersburg and a gallery there, but she has recently sold that and moved back here. As I was looking, I found the print that I just had to have. She has a couple of prints of a mama manatee and baby. I bought one.
This weekend she has had a barn show where she greets people and signs works that they have purchased. I went out early Friday afternoon with my print and got it signed. Now I'll have to wait a little while before I get it framed.
All the photos that I've posted here are from that signing day. I took photos of some of the prints. You will see the glare of lights on some of them. The best way to see them is to come visit me, and I'll take you and show them to you!
