Completion Map

Here's the completion map! Lots of white space to fill in still. I'll keep it up to date over on the sidebar.

More from Hasty

Well, I've uploaded pieces from all 8 counties I've completed as of the outset of this project. I almost have a new county complete and I'll upload that one soon. I also have a couple of trips to report on but on the meantime, here's the sister piece to this one.

Hasty - Downstream

8X10, Oil on Wood
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This is Newton County on the Buffalo National River. The new bridge is visible in the distance from this location. The old low water slab is still there I believe.

I'm working on a county map to show you where I've been and all the many places I still need to go!

Basin Park from Main Street, Eureka Springs, Carroll County

Basin Park from Main

11X14, Oil on Canvas

Here's another older piece. Eureka Springs is a fantastic little town in the northwest corner of the state. It has quite a few galleries, many of which exhibit very high quality local, regional, and national art. The Basin Park Hotel is a landmark to say the least. We've stayed there a few times and have been on the ghost tour (no ghosts chose to make themselves known to us though). This year we opted to stay outside of the downtown area at another hotel.

I love this composition but my paint handling has improved markedly since this one. By the time this whole project is over I imagine I'll have done a couple more pieces from Carroll County and Eureka Springs in particular.

Cedar Creek, Petit Jean Mountain, Conway County

Spring Flush, Cedar Creek

10X14, Oil on Canvas
Available at Cantrell Gallery

Earlier this year (April I think it was) we took a trip over to Petit Jean and hiked the Cedar Falls trail. It's a pretty strenuous hike and we were afraid the youngest would have some trouble with it. But other than a few scratches from jumping off of boulders and logs, he made it the whole way down and back! Not bad for a little rug rat. The falls were amazing that day and I'll be doing a painting of them later!

I loved the way the cliffs over hung the creek and went with this odd size of canvas to have more vertical feel. Up on the hillsides, the tree buds were beginning to burst open but down along the creek bank the foliage was lagging behind.

Diamond Rio Motel, Diamond City, Boone County

Diamond Rio Motel

8X10 Oil on Board

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Diamond City, Arkansas sits on beautiful Bull Shoals Lake in the north central portion of the state. It is at the extreme northern end of scenic Highway 7. In fact, Highway 7 pretty much runs right into the lake. It is mostly a retirement community and many of the residents moved there from out of state. I grew up not very far from here and have many memories of evenings swimming at the lake. It was especially nice after a day of hauling hay.

The Diamond Rio Motel was a prominent location in town but it is no more. All that remains is this sign and an old flower bed. I don't when the motel was actually torn down.

I decided to make the lake visible in this painting even though in real life it cannot be seen from this location, at least not in the summer. It's conveyed as a tiny little swatch of yellow just above the treeline on the right hand side of the painting. Missouri is on the opposite shore.

We went back up that way last year for the 4th of July and this is when I captured the reference photos for this piece. I don't know if we'll make it back up there this year but I hope so. I especially want to hit Marion County, which borders Boone to the east.

On tap for tomorrow... a trip down I-40 to Pope County!

Tyler Bend, Buffalo National River, Searcy County

Tyler Bend Bluff

8X10, Oil on Wood
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We made a short little day trip up to the river in late February. The sky was clear and bright and the air was pretty warm for February. The boys had a lot of fun throwing rocks into the river here. As the sun began to sink a little bit, it illuminated this bluff in a warm orange glow.