Mt. Rogers Trail: As a landscape artist I get to combine my art work and a love of exploring. For this piece I worked from a photo I took on a bike packing trip I took in the Abingdon and Mt. Rogers area of Virginia. This route is called Rockgeist in honor of the number of rocks we carried the bikes over. But we were we rewarded with wonderful scenery and a stunning sunset. Work by Allen Monsarrat: monsarratart.com Fall on Cheoah Creek at Tapaco Lodge: Fall is a welcome season for photographers and painters after the overabundance of summer's green foliage. I found this scene along Hwy 129 in North Carolina near the Tennessee border. I knew immediately I wanted to paint it in that it combined so many elements I look for in a landscape: dramatic scenery including a creek and an architectural element. Best of all it, was from the deck of a popular eatery. Work by Allen Monsarrat: monsarratart.com 42 BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COMhttp://www.monsarratart.com http://www.monsarratart.com http://www.BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COM