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By Ruth Purnell
Special to the Rappahannock News
Architect and artist Tom Tepper has concluded his collection of drawings which depict the villages of Rappahannock County.
“These drawings . aren’t about bricks and mortar. They are about the people who live in Rappahannock,” said Tepper, who is vice chairman of the Rappahannock County Planning Commission.
It was in 2003 that Tepper began the collection with his drawing of the Town of Washington. By April of 2004 he had completed the collection with his drawing of Chester Gap.
“I needed to do something to keep myself from going crazy,” said Tepper, 70, who lives with his wife in Castleton.
An architect all his life, Tepper was having a slow year in 2003. When his friend Bob Landers suggested that he draw the villages for the Comprehensive Plan of Rappahannock County, Tepper found a way to use his skills as an architect to capture the essence of Rappahannock.
The collection includes drawings of Washington, Amissville, Sperryville, Woodville, Flint Hill, and Chester Gap.
“I want to get the soul of the village and the feel of the people in my drawings,” said Tepper.
Each pen and ink drawing requires a lot of work, but some more than others. Tepper explained that
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