I'm turning back the clock on this setting -- perhaps to the time of Biltmore's social glory. With this in mind, I feature vintage attired figures that will accomplish two things. Firstly, these figures provide historical accents -- a sense of dating this image to an early day. Secondly, the figures identify the enormous scale of the property. I am emphasizing the grandeur of the Biltmore House while at the same time portraying its warmth as a home. My use of light emphasizes the dramatic effect of afternoon shafts of sunlight, combined with the inner glow from the house itself. I also emphasize the radiance from the windows, while at the same time suggesting that the light comes from varied sources. I have taken liberal liberties with the landscape setting -- enhancing the foliage and replanting certain areas with colorful flowering shrubs and bushes. I do this on all my settings, and it is an attempt to make the places I paint seem "more romantic than reality", as it has often been described.
