🌅 “Tara” by Hope Blakely
A luminous tribute to one of the most iconic love stories in cinematic history.
Tara captures the unforgettable view of the Southern estate featured in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind—a story of love, resilience, and changing times. In this painting, Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler are seen standing side by side, silhouetted in the fading light as they look out over the land that defined so much of their legacy.
Painted in 2025 using the time-intensive glazing technique, the scene was built up layer by layer with thin, translucent oil washes. This method requires great patience and precision, resulting in rich color depth and a soft inner glow that makes the landscape feel almost alive.
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18 x 24
Oil
Hard Board
22 x 28
2025
Landscape
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Acorn Dreams is an 11x14 oil over watercolor painting of a red squirrel by Hope Blakely. Original design, painted in Arvada, Colorado. Unframed. $225.
Cascade Hollow is an 18x24 original oil painting by Hope Blakely, created in a 2021 Steve Ross workshop. A peaceful waterfall flows through a mossy forest at sunrise.
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“A Quiet Walk” — original painting of a glowing yellow path through darkness by Max Winningham.
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Colors of the Ridge is a 24x36 oil painting by Hope Blakely, created during 2020/2021 COVID livestream sessions with Bram Bevins. Sunrise over misty ridges and pines. $450 unframed.
“A Quiet Walk” — original painting of a glowing yellow path through darkness by Max Winningham.