Oil Painting: My Other Hobby Photo Gallery by Dave Petersen Photography at pbase.com

Oil Painting: My Other Hobby

I was a high school art teacher for 20 years which balanced perfectly with my enjoyment for oil and watercolor painting. After becoming a high school administrator, I had very little free time or energy for painting and concentrated on photography. Any free time I had was reserved for my family. I did do some commission paintings but nothing on a regular basis. After retiring I had more time and energy and I began doing more non commission paintings until Covid arrived. Time wise, the Covid pandemic was a game changer for me with the isolation and desire to be doing something enjoyable which was painting on a regular basis. I have continued painting since the COVID pandemic and balance my painting time with my photography. Many of my paintings are of local scenes and are displayed and available for sale at Original Frameworks in Blacksburg, Virginia. With the exception of Red Rock Cathedral (2007), all paintings in this gallery have been painted since November 2017.

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Overlook View-Blue Ridge Parkway-SOLD	A View From Bald Knob	Past Primetime	Rolling Fields Beside Bishop Road Looking North
New River Above Pembroke, Va	Fall At River Bend With Scattered Light, Pearisburg, Virginia -SOLD	River Bend Near Pearisburg - SOLD	Mountain Angus-Giles County -SOLD
Generations	Inwood Farm-Giles County	Giles County Farm	Spring View Of Little Stoney
Morning Light On Burruss Hall-Virginia Tech -SOLD	Cardinal	Screech Owl	Angus Portrait
Oil Painting titled "Impressions Of Giles County" SOLD	A Winter View Of Blacksburg, Virginia - SOLD	View From Route 460-SOLD	Smithfield Plantation-Front View-SOLD
Smithfield Plantation-Oil Painting-SOLD	Blue Bird Oil Painting -SOLD	Winter Fox	Late Fall-The New River Palisades At Pembroke - Sold
The Gazebo And Duck Pond At Virginia Tech: Blacksburg, Virginia-SOLD	Cow Portrait-SOLD	Winter Storm -Virginia Tech Gazebo In Snow-SOLD	Early Morning In The Smoky Mountains -NFS
Montgomery County Museum Of Arts And History -NFS- In The Collection Of The Montgomery County Museum Of Arts And History	Different -Left Image SOLD	Winter Impressions	View From Black Balsam Mountain
Cow Portrait-SOLD	Ockracoke Island -Sold	Approaching Rodanthe On A Summer Morning	Above Whitethorne On The New River-SOLD
The Puckett Cabin- Blue Ridge Parkway -NFS	McCoy Falls- Montgomery County. - Sold	Farm In Shawsville -SOLD	Fall Impressions -Sold
Late Afternoon At Deep Creek-SOLD	Early Morning Frost	Dawn On McAfee Knob , Roanoke County, Virginia	Lifting Storm Over The Smoky Mountains
Old Tree Along The Blue Ridge Parkway in Southwest Virginia-SOLD	First Snow-2022	My Brother's House-NFS	Little Stoney Creek-Late Summer View
Little Stoney Creek Fall Colors -NFS	Winter Weather- Historic Newport Covered Bridge	Winter Snow	Impressions Of A Farm In Giles County -SOLD
Deerfield Walking Path Entrance	Pandapas Pond -A Summer Afternoon-SOLD	The Historic Newport Covered Bridge - SOLD	Burruss Hall In Palette Knife - SOLD
Virginia Tech War Memorial Chapel In Palette Knife-SOLD	An Old Red Shed. SOLD	Early Morning Impressions On the New River Near Eggleston, Va --SOLD	Barn In Giles County, Virginia - SOLD
Blacksburg Baptist Church-Blacksburg, Virginia SOLD	A Tree Of Friendship -NFS-Given As A Gift	Deerfield Walking Path- June 2021	Looking Upstream On Tom's Creek, Blacksburg, Virginia
Tom's Creek Near Deerfield Hiking Path #1. SOLD	Gazebo And Duck Pond, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia-SOLD	Southern Rail Road #630 In Elliston, Va.- SOLD	Old Shed In Disrepair-Blacksburg, Virginia -SOLD
Ice Storm Impressions -Deerfield Hiking Path-Blacksburg, Virginia- SOLD	Summer In Cades Cove-NFS	Abandoned In Giles County	Mabry Mill On The Blue Ridge Parkway In Virginia-SOLD
Cascades, Jefferson National Forest, Giles County, Va. SOLD	Evening On The New River Above White Thorn-Montgomery County, Va. -SOLD	Little Stoney Creek, Giles County-SOLD	Blue Ridge Parkway View Near Asheville NC. -SOLD
The Virginia Tech War Memorial, Blacksburg, Va-SOLD	Red Rock Cathedral- Sedona, Arizona -NFS	Glen Alton In Giles County, Virginia	Mountain Lake Hotel in Giles County, Virginia- SOLD
Main Falls At The Cascades: Jefferson National Forest: Giles County, Virginia -SOLD	North Main View In Blacksburg, Virginia- SOLD	War Spur View, Mountain Lake, Giles County, Virginia-SOLD	New River Above Pembroke, Virginia -SOLD
McAfee Knob, Roanoke County, Virginia-SOLD	Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Virginia-. Sold	Fog Burning Off-Farmhouse Near Shawville, Virginia - SOLD	Agia Anna, Naxos, Greece- Gift To My Grandson Owen
An Early Morning View From Bald Knob, Giles County, Virginia-SOLD	Dragons Tooth, Roanoke County, Virginia -SOLD	Smithfield Planation, Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg-SOLD	Little Stoney Creek In Giles County- A Winter View
McAfee Knob-A Misty Sunrise -SOLD	Merry Oak Painting-Smithfield Planation. SOLD	Monument Valley, Navajo Nation, Arizona - NFS	Fraction House- Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg, Virginia - SOLD
Stadium Woods On The Virginia Tech University Campus-Oil Painting -SOLD	An Early Morning View From McAfee Knob. Roanoke County, Virginia: -SOLD	Giles County, Virginia Viewed From An Overlook Near Mountain Lake Resort And Hotel-SOLD	Passing Storm Over The Smokies : Smoky Mountain National Park: North Carolina & Tennessee- NFS
Approaching Storm At McCoy Falls On The New River: Montgomery County-SOLD	Restored #611 Steam Locomotive--SOLD	Cascade's Falls-Spring Time, Giles County, Va. -SOLD	Spring Flowers In Blacksburg, Va -SOLD
The Gazebo On The Virginia Tech Campus -SOLD	View From Bald Knob, Giles County - SOLD	Cascades Trailhead-Giles County, Virginia-SOLD	The Gazebo And Duck Pond At Virginia Tech: Blacksburg- SOLD
Evening Near McCoy Falls After A Summer Thunderstorm-Shallow Water And Mild Rapids- Montgomery County, Va. -SOLD	Restored Smithfield Plantation-Fall, Blacksburg, Va. -SOLD	Jay's House, Giles County, Virginia -NFS-Given As A Gift	Newport Bridge- Early Fall, Giles County, Va. -SOLD
Peaks Of Otter- Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia -SOLD	Red Poppies, Oil Painting In Brush And Painting Knife- For Sale	McAfee Knob -Fall, Roanoke County, Virginia -SOLD	Sunrise After The Storm, The Duck Pond And Gazebo On The Virginia Tech Campus, Virginia - SOLD
Newport Bridge-Spring, Giles County, Va. -SOLD	Cascades-Jefferson National Forest, Giles County, Va. -SOLD	An Early Morning View Of A Giles County Farm, Virginia -SOLD	Virginia Tech Duck Pond In The Fall, Blacksburg, Virginia -SOLD

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Gerard KOEHL		22-Mar-2025 13:04
Wow... Quel talent. Merci de nous en faire profiter. V

Aivar Mikko		13-Feb-2025 17:00
Your oil paintings are fantastic! Great talent!

Alain Boussac		19-Sep-2024 20:47
Like for photography, your painting is in communion with the landscape and offers us remarkable Art with the superb mastery of composition, lights, and subtule nuances of colors. Congratulations. BV.

Dan Opdal		28-Apr-2024 00:38
Wonderful Collection! V

Alexander Kazakov		02-Mar-2024 07:06
Wonderful works! VVV

Paul Sweet		19-Feb-2024 00:33
Lovely paintings. I used to travel to Southwest Virginia once or twice a month, and loved the stretch of 460 between Blacksburg and Glen Lyn, especially the parts along the river.

Ian Morehouse		29-Jan-2023 21:19
Your paintings are very detailed. I assume they take a number of days to complete? Excellent work.

Danad		18-Apr-2022 14:29
An unmistakable talent for painting. A beautiful palette of colors, beautiful atmospheres and superb studies on light. Thank you for sharing your painting works. V

Mark E		08-Feb-2022 02:46
During the pandemic, I had to take up the hobby of oil painting (digitally :-) Your work is very beautiful and inspiring!

Zolt�n Balogh		26-Oct-2021 04:16
Wonderful and really artistic collection, Dave! V

Colin Storey		24-Aug-2021 19:06
Love this gallery, such wonderful work from a great talented artist.

William Barletta		12-Jul-2021 18:38
An extraordinary collection of fine painting Bravissimo! ~V~

Philip P		22-Dec-2020 14:56
Superb work, this gallery really showcases your talent.

Apostolos Tikopoulos		11-Sep-2020 15:02
So beautiful and impresiive collection of your oil paintings, Dave. You are a very special and talented artist for painting. My compliments. V.

Cemil Gursen		07-Jun-2020 23:34
Nice work. V

Sue Anne		02-Jun-2020 15:11
Awesome CV

Graeme		23-Apr-2019 22:11
This series of painting done by yourself are amazing and so beautifully done, Dave. You are a master of photography and an artist. Very well done and thank you for sharing them.V!! Graeme

Nestor Derkach		09-Apr-2018 16:05
Excellent display of your artwork. Every scene a gem. Great gallery. Vote

John Hamers		01-Apr-2018 15:19
Beautiful paintings in this gallery, my compliments. Your painting skills are as good as those of photography. !V

Tom LeRoy		24-Jan-2018 20:09
I am very impressed. How wonderful to have such a gift. Beautiful landscapes in oil in this gallery! BV

Liz Bickel		12-Dec-2017 18:33
You are a very talented man, Dave. I spent quite a bit of time looking at each of your paintings in this gallery. They are all extremely well done. You definitely have a good eye for composition; along with a special talent for painting in oil. I'm impressed.

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		31-May-2017 22:21
Nice.Very nice work,Dave! Vote Paolo

Range View		18-May-2017 03:06
A wonderful selection of your recent works Dave, absolutely outstanding work, can't wait to see more! BV Barbara

Jeff Real		15-May-2017 15:47
I love looking at your paintings. It should not surprise anyone that you are such a great painter if they have ever seen your amazing photography. I envy your talent, my friend ~V~

cobler		07-May-2017 17:13
A splendid gallery of work......V

Dan Greenberg		18-Mar-2017 23:47
Definitely keep at it. These are great! ~BV~

janescottcumming		17-Mar-2017 13:40
Wow, it appears you are a good a painter as you are a photographer. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. V

Dennis Hoyne		12-Mar-2017 03:29
I love these examples of your oil painting! Beautiful work, Dave! V.

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