You might be thinking, “That’s not much of a hill”. But the “Hill” I’m referring to in this painting is the A.P. Hill monument on Hermitage Road in Richmond’s North Side neighborhood.

“Springtime at the Hill Monument”
8×10″, Oil on Canvas
Painted on location yesterday afternoon,  I started this at about 2 PM under warm, sunny skies. But it sure got chilly pretty quickly once the clouds started rolling in.
I pass by this gentleman every day as I drive to and from home, but I think he’s at his most charming in the springtime as he gazes down at the row of flowering trees.
I didn’t realize this but according to Wikipedia:
“This monument is the only one of its type in Richmond under which the subject individual is actually interred.”

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