Hello Everyone...Sorry, I've been away. I've been working on this pastel during the week. It's 12x16 and it's the first larger painting I've started and finished in a reasonable time frame in a while. This is a little red house right around the Haverhill, Merrimack border. It's a photo I shot last summer. It's the historical Rocks Village Firehouse right next to the Merrimack River. It was build in 1861.
As I drove by the house stood out like a sore thumb. Luckily I had my camera and immediately thought "I have to paint that!" I must like the end result because I signed it. I usually take 5 months to do that. I painted this in about 5 hours I think. I'm very happy with it. I'm not sure if it's the painting or remembering what a perfect day it was. I hope everyone likes it. Thanks for looking.
hey jeff - this looks great; hard to believe you could finish in such a short amount of time! i think architecture is your thing!!
ReplyDeleteI grew up there and had many of my birthday parties in that firehouse. It is formally known as The Handtub House. Google that and you can see a lot more pictures including the inside. Nice painting!
ReplyDeleteThank you, it's a beautiful area, I enjoyed painting this one!
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