Richard Alan Moore

The Hunter House atop Carlisle Hill.

I had passed this farm hundreds of time while driving back and forth between Chillicothe and Athens. It sits on the south side of US 35 and US 50 just before they cross the Scioto River and move in different directions. This is a view of the farm from Eastern Avenue before it enters the highway. (Large View)

This view is looking south while heading east on US 50 on a stretch of the road that bypasses the small village of Ratcliffburg, on the other side of Londonderry.

This farm sits off the west side of Route 104, north of Chillicothe and just south of Andersonville. (Large View)

For my first of two paintings, I chose to turn my easel away from the creek and capture the trees and brush above the bank. The sun was having trouble finding room to shine through the the thick foliage. Later, I turned my easel in another direction to capture the muddy creek water beyond the arching trees on the bank and nearer to the creek.

This is a painting of the Tenant House at the Adena State Memorial—Thomas Worthington’s historical hilltop home in Chillicothe. (Large View)

I wanted a wider view of Judy for this portrait. She found a pair of these chairs at a yard sale and had to have them.

If you look east down Main Street towards Mount Logan you’ll see a solitary farm nestled in a clearing along that ridge. This is a view of it in early spring when the trees were beginning to bud and the grass was turning green. (Large View)

It’s always a pleasure to see this large valley open-up towards the north just before entering Adelphia on Route 180. The road ascends a small grade where a cemetery rests, and from there you can view a beautiful panoramic scene that stretches for miles.

This farm rests just north of Circleville where Route 104 crosses Darby Creek. The complex of buildings used to include a Victorian style home which was razed a couple of years earlier. The remaining buildings took on a loneliness after its departure.