The Daily Paintings of Joanne Massingale: Along the Old Valley Pike

Introducing the series Road Trip 2007

My cousin and I have traveled life together since we were children. We spent summers on her parents ranch where we ran barefoot in the sun, shared all our secrets and giggled under the covers at night until our mothers told us to hush up and go to sleep. They were still telling us the same thing to our teenage years. And so it continues. She has just returned from a trip to the East Coast, cross country from ocean to ocean and I have "traveled" with her via e-mail and photos. I would like to share her trip with you as she shared it with me. I hope you will enjoy my paintings of the Road Trip With GG as much as I have. Yes, we still share our secrets and giggle into the night. Some things will never change.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Along the Old Valley Pike

GG's 2007 Road Trip

On the Old Valley Pike, aka Highway 11, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I always wanted to drive through the Shenandoah Valley ever since I saw that old Clark Gable movie many, too many, years ago. I love this!

Beautiful and prosperous looking farms with fields of young corn. I drove off to admire, drive through and take pictures of an old covered bridge; just one more addiction of mine. Corn fields on both sides of the road and across the valley where you can just see a big white barn. It's so quiet and pleasant. The cornfield behind me has a big sign: Maize Quest - The Cornfield Maze Adventure. Maybe I will have to travel this way in the fall. It might not be so quiet then.

6"x8" canvas board unframed, $100.00 postage prepaid.