Fall is one of my favorite times of the year! This Thanksgiving week, we drove to one of the most beautiful fall foliage scenic drives in the US; Napa Valley, St. Helena, Calistoga, Sonoma and saw golden rolling hills of vineyards with a full fall foliage show for us! All the trees and grape leaves turned vibrant yellow, brown, orange and bursts of red! We went wine tasting at various vineyards and toured the majestic Castillo de Amarosa. This is a 13th century medieval castle designed by Dario Sattui with loving care as he toured various castles around Italy and designed this castle for 20 years with bricks shipped in cartloads from Europe. From the top of the castle you can see the rolling hills of yellow and orange vineyards, chickens, sheep, and goats on the premises as Sattui wanted to recreate a true medieval castle with everything including a moat! We were able to capture the rolling hills of gorgeous orange yellow and red vineyards on the Napa Valley wine train where we had our Thanksgiving lunch! I highly recommend traveling on the wine train one in your life as you get to sample wines, enjoy cheese, bread, and a delicious meal while enjoying the beautiful Napa Valley scenery and wineries. It was a 4 hour train ride where we passed by all the wineries of Napa and St. Helena and walked from the back to the front of the train carts to enjoy the scenic views. Our Napa Valley trip and fall foliage we saw there inspired my paintings of the above Napa Valley orange red grape leaves, aspen and birch trees in the Fall. These Napa Valley fall foliage grape leaves will remain vibrant and full of color for another 2 weeks before the winter weather sets in and soon the branches will be bare. We were so lucky to see this spectacular fall foliage show! Here is the link to all my acrylic and watercolor paintings and prints! www.kblossoms.etsy.com
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