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This is a watercolor painting of the sun setting on one of Arkansas' most beautiful and popular lakes. It is Greers Ferry Lake in Heber Springs Arkansas about 80 miles north of Little Rock.This lake was created by building a huge dam on the Little Red River. Many of the old timers didn't want to have their great little fishing river disturbed. Alter all you could catch some really nice catfish and brim on that river. But the Little Red was often flooding many little towns below Heber Springs and flood control was needed. The Greers Ferry Dam was started in 1959. But before they could start working on it land had to be acquired because 40,500 acres of land was going to flood because of this this dam. Many of the people of this area were living on family farms that had belonged to the first settlers of Arkansas. I know this because my Father's family was some of the very first families to live in that area. Some of Father's family had come to Arkansas in the mid 1700's and some of his...

Arkansas Artist born an raised in Arkansas. I have a Associate of Art Degree in Fine Arts from ASU Beebe and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Art Education from Harding University in Searcy Ar. I have studied with several gifted artists and learned much from them. I am an art teacher and love the excitement my students have for creating their own art.