In the beginning Donna enjoyed painting images of France, the country she fell in love with in her early adulthood. Now, what has become more and more significant to her, is the actual application of the paint—thicker texture and use of various brushstrokes to express vitality, spontaneity and movement. Her work is characterized by bold use of color. Though originally trained as an illustrator, she now leans towards a looser, slightly off kilter, and distilled depiction of people and places. Donna paints intuitively and as she has matured as a painter, she finds myself wanting to push the boundaries of shapes and forms into the borders of the abstract. It is this delicate balance between the representational and the abstract that currently fascinates and challenges her in her continuing artistic journey.

Joe Drury uses found and saved glass to create his one of a kind glass sculptures. The glass is placed in his ceramic kiln and heated to a plastic state in and over molds. This process fuses and reforms the glass into new and wonderful shapes inspired by his years on and near the sea. Powdered glass enamels are fused to the glass sculpture to create brilliant color fields and patterns. The glass is then carefully cooled and annealed to remove all stress. This process takes at least 24 hours per sculpture.

Deborah enjoys capturing the beauty of the outdoors with her camera.

She seeks to find new and unusual angles from which to make her photos in hopes of seeing what may sometimes be overlooked.

The pictures in this series are simply digital prints, matted and framed.

Kentucky Winemaking Tradition Continues

In 1798, Kentucky was the site of America's first commercial vineyard planted by the winemaker for the Marquis de Lafeyette. By the late 1800's, Kentucky was the third largest grape and wine producer in the United States. Then came Prohibition which hit the Kentucky wine industry hard just like it did in many other states. Many of the vineyards then in Kentucky were either uprooted and converted to cash crops or they were abandoned. Today of course the story is much different. There are many Kentucky wineries where visitors can enjoy wine tours and tastings. And Elk Creek Vineyards is leading the region for Kentucky vineyards and Kentucky wine. We're proud to be the largest winery in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Elk Creek Vineyards is nestled among the rolling hills of Kentucky in Owenton, KY. We established Elk Creek Vineyards in 2003 believing that the only way to make great wines is to intimately know what grows best on Kentucky soil. Like those who came before us more than 200 years ago, we are making the finest wine Kentucky soil has to offer. Now, you can purchase our Kentucky wine here on our website or by visiting our winery.

Elk Creek Vineyards is located just one hour's drive from Lexington KY, Louisville KY or Cincinnati OH. We offer a wide choice of Award winning wines that are produced and bottled on-site. Kentucky wine at its finest. In addition, we offer a deli, art gallery, cooking classes, Bed and Breakfast lodging, live entertainment, a gift shop and outdoor entertainment at our amphitheater during the Spring and Summer months. Our winery is a spectacular place for tastings, tours and special events.