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send draft to Athea  others for permission  before posting  then do a theclio on this easel spot for this painting and for intervale scenic vista too fascinating "field" of study  field of view  At first glance, the painting above seems like a pretty generic landscape that could be almost anywhere in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains from Maine to Georgia.  It is in fact, a view from North Conway, New Hampshire, now in the collection of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information on it there see this link  here . (I am indebted to Athea King, Assistant to the Chief Curator and Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the High Museum of Art for her assistance with research on this painting).  It is a relatively small (15 x 26 inches), oil on canvas, that depicts a vast view across a broad field towards a sun setting behind a shadow bound defined mountain range and back lighting the clouds in a variety of white, silve...