shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVirginia

on the Rivanna River, northeast of downtown Charlottesville

Pen Park

Name: Pen Park — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— the long city afternoon, before the river turns.

— Virginia wall art on a ceramic tile, made to order

from $22

$58

6 × 6 in, glossy, hidden mount · all sizes, murals and mounts ↓

Finished by hand in Knoxville. Free US shipping over $75, on your wall in about ten days. Damaged in transit? Free replacement within 30 days; other returns within 30 days. Returns · Contact

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.

— On the nightstand, catching the morning.

— shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in

— bring it home

Pen Park, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— comes gift-ready

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

— or build a grouping

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

— a note from the studio

“A municipal park that doesn't behave like one. The land slopes down through hardwoods to the Rivanna, and the ponds hold bass and bluegill for kids with cane poles. Joggers, dog-walkers, a public golf course tucked into the hillside. The sort of place a city keeps for itself, not for postcards. from the studio

from the studio

— about Pen Park

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Pen Park sits on roughly 280 acres along the Rivanna River, just northeast of downtown Charlottesville. It is the city's largest park and folds in the Meadowcreek Golf Course, eight tennis courts, ball fields, two stocked fishing ponds, and a network of paved and wooded trails. The land was the country seat of the Gilmer family in the eighteenth century, and a small family cemetery on the property holds members of that household. The park borders the Rivanna Trail, which loops the city, and connects walkers toward Riverview Park downstream.

— informed by City of Charlottesville

— the water

Two ponds anchor the park's quiet end and stay stocked through the season with largemouth bass, bluegill, and channel catfish by Virginia's Department of Wildlife Resources. A short walk past the ponds, the Rivanna River runs the eastern boundary, shallow over rock shelves and lined with sycamore and river birch. Anglers fish from the banks; herons work the same edges at dawn. The river is part of the broader Rivanna watershed that drains the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge toward the James.

— informed by Virginia DWR — Urban Fishing

— the visit

The park is open daily from sunrise to sunset and is free to enter. Golf at Meadowcreek runs on its own schedule and fee. Parking lots sit at the entrance off Pen Park Road and again near the tennis courts; a third lot serves the river end. Restrooms are seasonal. The Rivanna Trail link makes a longer walk possible without driving, and the paved interior loops are friendly to strollers and easy bikes.

— informed by City of Charlottesville Parks & Rec

— where

United States · Charlottesville, Virginia

— within

Pen Park

— position

38.0639° N · 78.4636° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

3 km SE

Riverview Park

city park

7 km S

Monticello

historic estate

4 km SW

Downtown Mall

pedestrian street

Pen Park

Riverview Park

Monticello

Downtown Mall

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Pen Park — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Pen Park is on the northeast edge of Charlottesville, Virginia, along the Rivanna River off Pen Park Road, about four kilometres from the Downtown Mall.

The park covers roughly 280 acres, making it the largest park in Charlottesville's city system. It holds a golf course, tennis courts, ball fields, two ponds, and river frontage.

Yes. Two ponds are stocked by Virginia's Department of Wildlife Resources with largemouth bass, bluegill, and channel catfish. A current Virginia freshwater fishing licence is required for anglers sixteen and older.

Meadowcreek Golf Course, a nine-hole public course run by the city, sits inside the park. Tee times, fees, and pro shop hours are handled separately from the rest of the park.

Yes. The park links to the Rivanna Trail, a roughly twenty-mile loop circling Charlottesville. From Pen Park you can walk south along the river toward Riverview Park without leaving the trail corridor.

A small eighteenth-century family cemetery linked to the Gilmer family sits within the park, preserved among the trees. The land was once part of their country seat before becoming public parkland.

— about the piece in your home

It travels well to people with everyday ties to the city. Pen Park is where locals walk dogs, take kids to the pond, or play a quick nine. A Small or Coaster Set with a studio note reads as recognition, not souvenir.

The river greens and oak shadows sit easily with Soft Modern, traditional Virginia interiors, and warm transitional rooms. It also holds in a study with leather and brass, where the colour grounds the wood.

A single Large carries a console or reading nook. Above a sofa, a four-tile Mural fills the wall comfortably; a nine-tile Mural reads as a small landscape window in a longer room.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any room with moisture or routine cleaning, including a powder room, kitchen backsplash, or a covered porch wall.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough for routine care. For a kitchen tile with cooking residue, a drop of mild dish soap on the cloth is safe; skip abrasive sponges and bleach.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensing, no third-party art. Reid Wender chooses each place and signs off on each piece.

— if this one stayed with you