Country House in Spring

8 x 10 Oil on Archival Board

This house has attracted my attention every time I pass by it.  It sits alone on a large piece of property which I think must have been a working farm at one time.  I've thought many times, in different seasons, about painting it.  This day the light, atmosphere, and white flowers on the large bush on the side were too much to pass up.  Also, I loved the tilted antenna...or clothes line.  I thought about leaving it out, but it does work to pull your eye back into the painting.  This is one of my favorites :-)  If interested, just email me at shelleykoop@gmail.com.

Time Marches On

11 x 14 Oil on Archival Board

SOLD

On my travels recently, I passed this forgotten farmhouse.  I always wonder when I pass structures like this, who lived there, what happened to them, and why the house was just left to deteriorate.  It sagged a little, but I could almost see it the way it might have been a few decades ago.  It certainly looked worthy of saving to me, although a house inspector might have other thoughts...