Ralph Bacon illustration and design

Located in rural Ashtabula County Ohio, this is the longest covered bridge in the nation.  There is public access to the river below the bridge which offers beautiful views no matter the time of year.

Acrylic on canvas.

Just a few weeks after the previous painting of this bridge, this one shows the beginning of fall color and grey skies.
 

Smolen Bridge, Ashtabula, Ohio from under the bridge in late summer.  Acrylic on canvas.

Deep in a ravine, Blakeslee Brook winds through our 26 acre property.  This was done in fall during the last of the days when painting outdoors in Ohio is possible.

Fall in the deep gorge in our woods.  Acrylic on canvas.

Early morning in late fall.  Rendered in acrylics on canvas.

Lake LeBoeuf in the mist. Acrylic sketch

Just at the point Blakeslee Brook joins the Ashtabula River, this scene is worth the hike into the ravine.  Caught at the end of the summer, this rendering captures the diffuse light and reflections found under the shelter of the overhanging branches.

Lake Shore Park is one of the treasures of the Ashtabula shoreline.  The park offers trails, pavilions, a beach for swimming and even a disc golf course.  This is a view of the main pavilion painted from the top of the park. A stiff summer breeze turned the lake into a multitude of colors. Painted on site.

Legend has it that Lake LeBoeuf in Waterford, Pennsylvania contains a muskie that is too wily to be caught.  Fishermen swear they have spotted this six-foot long monster but no one has ever managed to catch him.  He is illustrated here with hooks and lures hanging from his jaw including the famed LeBoeuf Creeper.  Prints are available.