Red River Ferry Boat, Miller County

Red River Ferry Boat

8X10, Oil on Panel

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Late last year, I took my sons on a photographing trip to the extreme southwestern part of the state.  We crossed over the Red River between Lafayette County and Miller County on Highway 160.  Just across the bridge in Miller County was an access down the river.  Given as how I like to paint bridges and rivers, I couldn't resist pulling over and seeing what the view looked like.  The bridge here looked brand new but I was still very surprised to find this old ferry boat sitting near the boat launch ramp!  I guess it had still been in use in recent times before the bridge had been constructed.  I personally know of at least one other ferry still in use in Arkansas.  It crosses Bull Shoals Lake from Peel to Missouri.

 

Texarkana is the county seat of Miller County and while there are many many great painting subjects there, this surprising little sight was my choice.  Sorry Texarkana, maybe I'll get to one or more of your many great sights in the future.

 

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White River Bridge at Clarendon, Monroe County

White River Bridge at Clarendon

6X11, Oil on Panel

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Some time ago I was invited to paint in Clarendon by the wife of the mayor.  She told me this bridge was about to be replaced and that it was quite a local landmark.  When I was there, I kind of honed in on the county courthouse to paint, to the disappointment of the mayor's wife I think.  I took pictures of this bridge and finally got around to painting it.  I really like this odd size for these Delta scenes and I'm making several more in similar aspect ratios for a camping/painting trip to the southeast corner of the state I hope to take soon.

Arkansas River Bridge, Ozark, Franklin Co.

Arkansas River Bridge, Ozark

12X16, Oil on Panel

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This picture is darker than the real painting.  I had a great deal of difficulty getting a good picture that didn't exaggerate some colors.  This is the best of my wife's efforts and a good deal better than mine.  I may try to take it again and replace this at some point.  This is from the south side of the Arkansas River looking back towards the town of Ozark.