This summer, Vermont, New York and Quebec are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Samuel de Champlain to the region. Festivals have been planned in towns large and small all around Lake Champlain.

Thus it seemed fitting to do a painting of the lake as it appears in my part of Vermont. For this painting, I used the landscape around Charlotte, VT as the basis for my design. It is called "Peaceful Day-Lake View". It is acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20".