Garrett County – Page 8 – Robert Yonke Art

“Long Iron” Artist Talk

In case you missed my Virtual Studio Tour page, here is my first video recorded artist talk, featuring the piece, Long Iron.

Depending on which part of the lake you’re familiar with, you might recognize Corner Store. A family store and gas station, known as Schmidt’s Service Station, used to sit at the corner of Turkey Neck Road and 135 near the southern end of Deep Creek Lake. At one time, we could stop in for aContinue reading “Corner Store”

Deep Creek Lake and Garrett County on Fine Art America

While organizing Deep Creek Lake and Garrett County themed art for the virtual tour, we created a gallery for this work on Fine Art America as well. In addition to the artwork featured in my Deep Creek Lake and Garrett County original art sale, you will also find images of originals that have sold. ClickContinue reading “Deep Creek Lake and Garrett County on Fine Art America”

Sailing on Deep Creek Lake

There is a long history of sailing on Deep Creek Lake. There is a Flying Scot factory in nearby Oakland, Maryland and the Deep Creek Yacht Racing Association runs races on the southern end of the lake. We participated in racing Scots back in the eighties, and if you’ve been to my studio, you knowContinue reading “Sailing on Deep Creek Lake”

Vintage Deep Creek

This year is Deep Creek Lake’s 95th Anniversary. I came across this article in Mountain Discoveries Magazine that explains the history of the lake. We started spending time in Garrett County in the early eighties. I enjoyed reading about some of the places I knew, such as Johnny’s Bait House and the Four Seasons DiningContinue reading “Vintage Deep Creek”