Towns Bluff is a nostalgic studio-refined plein air acrylic painting offering a glimpse of the Altamaha River at Towns Bluff in Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis County, Georgia. Don Yaun captures a sun-dappled scene framed by mature trees leaning toward the water, their trunks and branches casting dramatic shadows across the sandy foreground. Golden light filters through the canopy, illuminating the riverbank while distant haze softens the far shore, evoking both the wild beauty of the present and memories of a more open, sandy beach from the artist’s youth.
This location holds deep personal significance—during the 1960s, Towns Bluff was a wide, sandy riverfront visible from the Uvalda bridge on Hwy 221, where locals swam, water-skied, and gathered annually for thrilling hydroplane boat races. Over decades, nature reclaimed the shoreline with dense growth and shifting sandbars, obscuring the once-expansive view. Painted from a spot just downstream of the original beach area, this work honors those early memories while embracing the river’s evolving, untamed character.
Towns Bluff is now part of Towns Bluff Park & Heritage Center, a peaceful campground and RV park accessible via the historic Uvalda Landing Road—an inspiring spot for artists seeking the quiet beauty of Georgia’s waterways.