WVPT Exclusive Moss Gallery

"North Mountain Academy" P. Buckley Moss Print 2005
Dimensions: Approx. 12.25” x 14.5”
This exclusive, limited edition print signed by P. Buckley Moss is one of only 351 prints produced for WVPT.  This print is only available at WVPT.

Each year for the past 27 years, world-renowned artist P. Buckley Moss has created an original watercolor especially for WVPT—Virginia's Public Television.  Each year, prints of the original are made and sold exclusively through WVPT to support the broadcast of culturally enriching programs and series on WVPT.  Known as "The People's Artist," P. Buckley Moss is a patron of the arts and is a champion for children with learning disabili\ties. 
 
"North Mountain Academy" is the first print of three in the triptych series entitled Lifelong Learning that artist P. Buckley Moss created exclusively for WVPT—Virginia’s Public Television. A triptych is a series of three images that are hung together to form a complete scene. “North Mountain Academy” is the anchor of the triptych. (If presented as a triptych, the 2006 print “Morning Recess” should be hung to the left and the 2007 print “Off to School” should be hung to the right of “North Mountain Academy.”) The three may be presented together or separately.
The charming focal point of “North Mountain Academy” is a one-room school house that is typical of turn-of-the-century structures in rural Shenandoah Valley. One of the artist's signature black trees dominates the right side of the image. Rain barrels, which sit close by the front porch, collect drinking water for the students. The children participate in the schoolyard activities of the day. A young boy sits on the porch swing reading. Other children are playing and a young girl carries a basket of apples to share. The background reflects a bright, sun-warmed fall day. Autumn is in the air as the landscape features barren trees and the sky is awash with pale blue hues.