Author Archives: Walter Cumming

About Walter Cumming

Walter has created several travel portfolios for publication and for gallery shows. This will be his first live blog with sketchbook images uploaded from on location. Walter Cumming created award winning art for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for 28 years. In 2008 he chose to leave the paper and become a full time, independent artist. In his final year at the AJC, Cumming received his highest national and international recognition, winning both the 2008 Best of Cox portfolio for illustration and first place for illustration in the 2008 international Society of Newspaper Design.

This just in! Coming soon! Olympic Trials poster!

The Atlanta Track Club has commissioned me to design the poster for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials on February 29th in Atlanta. Below is a detail of my design. Stay tuned!  

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Hot off my easel: two Irish landscapes

Just finished this, the second of two Irish landscapes (based on sketches from a hike in 2018 on a NOLS alumni trip.) “Lough Inagh 2″- 11″x14”, pastel on paper “Lough Inagh”, 11″x 14″, pastel on paper    

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Live pastel from Black Mountain studio

Just finished this winter cloud study for upcoming exhibit. It’s based on a scene I shot in North Georgia in 2009. “Snow cloud study” 11″ x 14″ pastel on paper “Winter sunset” 16″x 20″, pastel on paper  (NOT FOR SALE)

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This just in. Second in a series for upcoming exhibit

I witnessed this sunset over the St. Lawrence in Québec (from Gaspé) years ago and finally got around to capturing it. It’s the second in a series of Québec paintings for upcoming exhibit at Alliance Française. Stay tuned for details! … Continue reading

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Hot off my easel: first snow in Québec

Just finished this pastel here in my Black Mountain studio. It’s based on the first snow in Québec I witnessed last winter near St. Jovite. Also my Christmas card this year is a reprint of an AJC illustration published in … Continue reading

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Hey serious Peachtree runners and friends of Jeff Galloway

There’s still time to order a fine art print for Christmas for your Peachtree Road Race runner. Only 250 signed, limited edition prints were made of my Peachtree T-shirt design and they are still available on link below. (prints are … Continue reading

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Un Grand Merci! To all who made it to my show and …

(sûr tout!) to all who purchased my art! The event was a huge success and I hope everyone had as much fun as  I did. C’était un blast. Merci! Here are a few of several of the paintings that sold: … Continue reading

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Bear tracks in the snow

Years ago, I found bear tracks in the snow crossing this log over Clear Creek in North Georgia. Today, I just finished this snow study of the same log (from photo). It will be included in my show on November … Continue reading

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See something, paint something. Again, I can’t make this up.

I saw this and painted this frosted mountain scene at sunset as I saw it last year. It will be included in my November 29 show at the Cumming/Preston house. “Frost line at dusk”, 18″x 24″ pastel on paper

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Hot off my easel here in Black Mountain, N.C.

Just finished this pastel. It will be included in my November 29 show. “Snow study one”, 14″x 11″, pastel on paper

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