[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6953-EN":3},{"body":4,"ex_news":5,"published":6,"images":7,"title":24,"ex_artist":5,"pk":25,"pinned":5,"permalink":26,"news_id":27,"tags":28,"tile_image":9,"posted":29,"summary":30},"\u003Cp>Commissioned as full-page introductions for different regions across the state, Colin artworks carry the crisp confidence of vintage travel posters while still feeling playful and contemporary.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The series moves from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the eastern coastline, weaving together historic landmarks, flowering dogwoods, cherry trees, and flashes of red cardinals into bold, graphic compositions.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The cover illustration, showing a couple outside a glowing movie theatre, sets the tone early: nostalgic, warm and celebratory. Across such varied landscapes, the work holds together through this strong sense of adventure and retro style.\u003C\u002Fp>",false,"2026-05-18T14:25:00",[8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22],{"filename":9},"blog_6953_639147139808976026.jpg",{"filename":11},"blog_6953_639147139936567225.jpg",{"filename":13},"blog_6953_639147140070309355.jpg",{"filename":15},"blog_6953_639147140238722581.jpg",{"filename":17},"blog_6953_639147140378984689.jpg",{"filename":19},"blog_6953_639147140501607288.jpg",{"filename":21},"blog_6953_639147140616779128.jpg",{"filename":23},"blog_6953_639147140740471346.jpg","Best Of Virginia","news","\u002Fnews\u002F6953\u002Fbest_of_virginia",6953,"#editorial#travel#graphic#narrative#posters#nature#retro#landscape#colin elgie#","2026-05-18T14:25:00#6953","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FColinElgie\">Colin Elgie\u003C\u002Fa> works on the cover and a series of section-opening illustrations for Virginia Living magazine’s annual Best of Virginia issue."]