North Carolina artist Stephen Shoemaker and writer Janet Pittard have teamed up to present a selection of Shoemakerrsquo;s paintings and drawings and the stories behind them. Known for his dramatic railroad paintings and scenes of life in the Blue Ridge mountains; Shoemaker shares the thought processes involved in creating his artwork; reveals his sources of inspiration (which often include events in local history or personal experiences) and points out clues and symbols appearing in his art. Together with 48 images; several of which were created especially for this publication; and occasional short poems by Pittard; the lively storytelling sheds light on an artistrsquo;s development as well as the unique culture and history of the mountain region served by the train called the Virginia Creeper; which ran from Abingdon; Virginia; to Elkland; North Carolina (now Todd); from the early 1900s through the midndash;1970s.
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