Richard Alan Moore

I pulled over to the side of the road on US 35/50 and snapped a photo of the “Last Farmhouse.” I like this view of this expansive farm laid against the backdrop of southern Ohio’s rolling hills

If you travel west of Chillicothe on Route 50, you’ll find this expansive farm just before you enter Bainbridge. Paint Creek runs between it and the hills that are its backdrop. I enjoy to canoeing this section of the creek.

This is a complex of buildings on Charleston Pike just outside of Chillicothe. I’ve passed this farm many times on visits to different friends who lived out this way. I also liked to bicycle this part of the county.

The brightness from the early morning rays of the sun provide light for this portrait of my wife.

This tower was built during World War II and still stands as the beach erodes and the dunes disappear. I believe it is law that you can not rebuild a home along this stretch of beach when a it gives way to water or weather.

I thought this small painting of my stepdaughter would be a special gift to my wife on Valentine’s Day. When I finished it, I mounted it in a round, ornate cameo frame.

This painting is of an image of Katrina by the Niagara River, on the day I married her mother. Her dress with the floral pattern blended with the foliage and her hat and stockings provided a colorful contrast.

On our annual trips to Topsail Island, I walk the beach to find something to paint. When I settled on this view, it was high noon and the sand emitted an overwhelming glare.

A portrait of my wife.

Train tracks run between the farm and the field in the foreground. The buildings appear abandoned, but well maintained.