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by Catherine Ludwig Donleycott
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Our ceramic coffee mugs are available in two sizes: 11 oz. and 15 oz. Each mug is dishwasher and microwave safe.
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On a beautiful autumn day, in October 1980, watching the sunset as I drove along I40 in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina, to pick up my son... more
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11 oz.
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5 - 7 business days
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On a beautiful autumn day, in October 1980, watching the sunset as I drove along I40 in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina, to pick up my son at his father’s house, I felt only pain from all my seemingly failed relationships, including the one with my 10-year-old son Patrick. Can you imagine pain as intense as a sunset?
As I waited in the car for my son Patrick to come out, I sketched the sunset on a napkin. I combined both the sunset I had just seen and one in my memory, from Mount L’Cont in the Blue Ridge Mountains two years before. It had been my first weekend away from my family--on my own--after my marital separation.
On that seven-mile hike up the mountain in late September, I met a man who deeply touched my heart. He took me to the edge of the top of the mountain to wait for a break in the clouds so that we could see the sunset...
A week after sketching the sunset in the car, during my watercolor painting class at the Palette Gallery in Cary, N...
My creativity has led me to paint and design in many mediums and formats, from graphic, to architectural, landscape, painting, and technical writing. The most rewarding aspect of my life long career is that I have the opportunity to bring joy into the lives of others with my painting and design skills. It's the highest compliment to have my artwork included in your homes and in your lives.Thankful to the many private and public collectors of my original paintings, I am now able to make many of those paintings available to reproduce as various types of usable artwork on products such as mugs, notebooks, face masks, shower curtains, wall art, and more. To see my portfolio of over 100 original oil and watercolor paintings that are in public...
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Robyn King 10 Days Ago
Congratulations your gorgeous artwork is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-) Please take a moment to add your beautiful art to our archives in the message area and have a wonderful day!
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Robyn, Thank you so much for featuring my painting in 500 Views!
John Malone 14 Days Ago
Congratulations! Your painting has been featured on our homepage Painting the Old Way.
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much John!
Yassine Essouaidi 18 Days Ago
🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you Yassine!
Ronald Carlino 18 Days Ago
Love it! Congratulations on Your sale.
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much Ronald!
Al Brown 18 Days Ago
Nice work, Congratulations on your sale!
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you Al. I really appreciate it!
Piter Van Moort 18 Days Ago
Congratulations on your sale!
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you Piter!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Search for Hope - Sunset at Mount LeConte composition, lighting, shading, lovely colors and artwork! F/L voted
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you Gary!
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Catherine!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "Beautiful Watercolors"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much Taphath!
Natalie J NJ Evans
This is absolutely beautify and very diverse. Thank you for sharing.
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much Natalie!
Holly April Harris
So beautiful! The pastel colors and soft trees evoke such peace. Congratulations! I am very pleased to feature your image in the Appalachia America group. It is a fantastic addition to the group! Please add it to the “2022 Second Quarter Featured Images Collection” thread in the discussions area for a permanent record of your feature. Thank you!
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much Holly!
Gary F Richards
Revisiting this awesome piece! Fl Voted
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much Gary!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular hopeful composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L voted for this piece in the contest IN WAITING AND HOPE
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you Gary!
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations, your beautiful work is featured on the Best For Blankets and Textile Products group’s homepage! Featured images are changed often; to remain visible to potential buyers who visit the group, please post your featured images in the discussion thread for the group features in 2021.
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much Barbie!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest DUSK OR SUNSET ON LANDSCAPES PAINTINGS!
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you Gary!
Kay Brewer
Outstanding work! Voted your entry in the Celebrate The Flow A Laurelland Birthday contest. l/f
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much Kay! I really appreciate it!
Conni Schaftenaar
Thanks for participating in the birthday contest for Laurel Adams - love your entry! voted, L/F
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much Conni!
Laurel Adams
Dear Catherine, your entries make me smile...such beauty...more so ...THRU... Life’s painful journey! Thank you for your choices that are so heArtfelt to me....thank you for this glimpse of courage, strength and self reliance , this day. I too learned this lesson and the journey brought me back ...within, where I had always been but did not know until I knew. LF
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Wow! Love the way you see, feel, and express your feelings too. Thank you Laurel !
Robyn King
True beauty you can really feel the emotion wonderful work Catherine♥
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
I really appreciate you seeing that Robyn... Thank you so much!
Maryse Jansen
Lovely work!
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you Maryse!
Gary F Richards
It makes me feel it! Very well done! Voted in the JUST BECAUSE SERIES-INTUITIVE HEALING HEART contest! Fl
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much Gary! I really appreciate that.
Marcia Lee Jones
Lovely work!
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you Marcia!
Lori Moon
Congratulations on your feature in the Art of Watercolor
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much Lori!
Ann Brown
Revisiting...
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you so much Ann!
John Bartelt
Excellent artwork, Catherine!
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you John!
Ann Brown
Beautifully inspirational!
Catherine Ludwig Donleycott replied:
Thank you Ann!