“The road depicted in my painting could be any of the mysterious and well traveled back roads in our home in the mountains,” is how artist Temple Reece described her work Blue Moon Over the Backroads. Reece’s style is a wonderful blend of realism with impressionism that never fails to catch the viewer's eye. Blue Moon Over the Backroads recently caught the eye of Watauga Lake Winery's General Manager Allison Eastridge and winery owners, The Waterfront Group. They asked to use the image for their Special Edition Traminette Wine. Watauga Lake Winery stated in their announcement that this was “a celebration of art, community, and craftsmanship.” A winery representative contacted Reece and the Johnson County Center for the Arts about the project. They shared the idea of having special edition wine labels featuring the works of local artists. Asked what sparked the idea to use local artwork on these labels Eastridge said, “A lot of winery staff and myself are from Johnson County, so we know the importance of community. We have a lot of tourists coming through and customers that are from out of town, so we wanted to find a way to highlight and showcase the local talent we have here in Johnson County.” In their initial meeting Reece showed them photos of works by Art Center artists. Reece said. “When they saw Blue Moon Over the Backroads, they said, ‘that's it! I love that one! Can we use it as the first label?’” From there they worked together and designed the label. "Blue Moon Over the Backroads was painted in oils and cold wax, totally from a vision inside my head,” said Reece. “No photos or reference during a true August Blue Moon. I have painted several area roads but none seemed to flow like this one. It was magical. I.