Author: Robert Yonke Art

National Road Festival

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This week Garrett County celebrates the National Road Festival in Grantsville, Maryland – an annual event that celebrates the historic National Road, also known as U.S. Route 40. The National Road Festival is celebrated along the road across Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. 

Piece of History

The National Road was one of the first federally-funded highways in the United States and was built in the early 1800s to connect the eastern seaboard to the western frontier. It played an important role in the country’s westward expansion and is recognized as a National Scenic Byway.

I always enjoy visiting Grantsville and have painted some subject matter from the area more than once, including Stanton’s Mill and the Casselman River Bridge which served as an important link on the National Road from 1813 to 1933.

Artwork from the National Road

watercolor painting of Stanton's mil in fall
Stanton’s Mill in Fall
watercolor painting of the Casselman river bridge and the Casselman river during trout season with fly fisherman
Trout Season

If You’re Traveling the National Road

If you find yourself in Grantsville, visit Spruce Forest Artisan Village and Penn Alps Restaurant and Craft Shop. The Craft Shop carries my cards and prints along with a variety of talented artisans’ work.

Trout Season

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Trout stocking in Garrett County, Maryland, is an annual event where trout are released into local streams and rivers to supplement the natural population of trout and provide recreational fishing opportunities for anglers. The subject matter around fly fishing has always been one of my favorites.

Brook Trout

watercolor painting of a brook trout

Garrett County has several popular trout fishing destinations, including the Savage River, the North Branch Potomac River, and the Youghiogheny River. The Maryland DNR regularly stocks these rivers and streams with rainbow, brown, and brook trout during the spring and fall. However, I’ve read they are stocked with mostly rainbow and golden trout this year.

Brown Trout

watercolor painting of a brown trout

Three of the most popular images over the years are what I refer to as the “trout trio”.

While I sold the originals several years ago, I still sell prints of the images directly from my studio or here on Fine Art America.

Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing the trio.

Rainbow Trout

watercolor painting of a rainbow trout

Save the Date! Garrett County Artist Studio Tour

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It’s hard to think about summer, but it will be here before we know it.

Save the Date!

Please save the date for the weekend of July 22nd and 23rd, 2023, for the annual Garrett County Artist Studio Tour. The Studio Tour allows you to meet and greet with the talented artists in and around Deep Creek Lake and Garrett County in their studios.

One of my favorite events of the year, my studio will be open and ready with new art.

Below is a sneak peek at an untitled piece that might be on view, provided it does not find a new home beforehand.

Stay tuned to this website and my social media for more details over the coming months.

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Or, better yet, sign up for my email newsletter to receive a personal invitation!

Wrapping up the Performing Arts Center Exhibition

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The exhibition at the Performing Arts Center of Garrett County will be wrapping up soon. If you did not get to view the art in person, I created a gallery of the work on Artwork Archive. Thanks to the Garrett County Arts Council and the Performing Arts Center for allowing me to show this work for the opening of the Center!

Visit the Garrett County Arts Council

If you’re interested in one of these pieces, they will be at the Garrett County Arts Council’s Gallery Shop in Oakland, Maryland, after the takedown in March. Please visit the Shop to purchase or see a piece in person.

Below is Dust Storm, one of the pieces from my Golf Collection that I included in the show.

The Cove

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The Cove is a watercolor on canvas and based on scenery around Deep Creek Lake in Garrett County, Maryland. The Cove can be seen hanging currently at the Garrett County Performing Arts Center in McHenry, Maryland.

I’ve started putting together images showing my work hanging in different spaces in order to give you and idea of what these pieces look like on the wall. Below is one I put together with “The Cove.” If you’d like to purchase this artwork, please contact the Garrett County Arts Council.