Hocking Hills - Out of this World!

Put on your hiking shoes and head over to Hocking Hills State Park, in Logan, Ohio. A truly unique landscape that seems way out of place, only one hour south of Columbus, Ohio.

My second visit to Hocking Hills this past October, reinforced the beauty I desired to convey in my landscape painting. Here are three of my most recent oil paintings.

Ash Cave is a spectacular feature of Hocking Hills State Park. The cave was a shelter for Native Americans thousands of years ago. Settlers discovered a thick carpet of ashes and artifacts at this site.

Ash Cave, 16x20 oil

The Grandma Gatewood Trail to Old Man's Cave. When you start on this trail, you will cross this stone bridge and head down to this pond and the base of a waterfall. Depending on what time of the year you visit, you will see either a torrent of water cascading down the rocks, or a trickle (or something in between).

"Just a Trickle," 16x20 oil

Miles of trails, including the Grandma Gatewood Trail and the Buckeye Trail, traverse through Hocking Hills. This particular scene below is typical of what you will see during an autumn hike.

"Homage to Hocking Hills," 16x20 oil.

I look forward to visiting Hocking Hills this Winter. The park offers a Winter Hike, to be scheduled, typically sometime in mid-January. I can't wait to paint those winter scenes of Hocking Hills State Park!

Visit my shop for these oil paintings and more landscapes of Michigan, Ohio and the National Parks.

From Hocking Hills State Park

"Located in Southeastern Ohio, Hocking Hills State Park is a national and internationally acclaimed State Park. Stunning in every season, Hocking Hills features beautiful towering cliffs, thrilling waterfalls, and deep, hemlock-shaded gorges. Whether it’s wildflowers adorning the forest floor in springtime or vivid foliage in the fall, hikers and nature lovers alike have plenty to enjoy in this awe-inspiring park."