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End of Day, 2024
Oil on Linen Mounted on Cradled Panel
25 x 30
Oil on Linen Mounted on Cradled Panel
When passing this subject early one afternoon, I first thought little of it. I stopped to observe the scene but decided to continue my exploration. The barn, rather nondescript compared with so many others nearby, didn’t grab me — or, at least, didn’t excite me enough to do preliminary drawings. Later in the day, as the sun neared the horizon I began to retraced my route, and passed the location a second time. What a difference the few hours made!
What had been nondescript, now silhouetted against the early evening sky, demanded attention. The glowing sky illuminated the faults and fractures of the barn’s imperfections and off to the side heavy farm equipment had returned from the fields and was parked for the night.
Raised in Wyoming, I am aware of the difficulties of trying to stay ahead of the tasks it takes to keep a ranch running. Having cleared several acres of woods and created a small farm on the coast of Maine, I know first-hand the seemingly endless chores that must be continually done just to keep up. The days simply don’t seem long enough, and the End of Day, at times, can feel like your only respite.
25 x 30
Click artwork to view details
End of Day, 2024
Oil on Linen Mounted on Cradled Panel
25 x 30
Oil on Linen Mounted on Cradled Panel
When passing this subject early one afternoon, I first thought little of it. I stopped to observe the scene but decided to continue my exploration. The barn, rather nondescript compared with so many others nearby, didn’t grab me — or, at least, didn’t excite me enough to do preliminary drawings. Later in the day, as the sun neared the horizon I began to retraced my route, and passed the location a second time. What a difference the few hours made!
What had been nondescript, now silhouetted against the early evening sky, demanded attention. The glowing sky illuminated the faults and fractures of the barn’s imperfections and off to the side heavy farm equipment had returned from the fields and was parked for the night.
Raised in Wyoming, I am aware of the difficulties of trying to stay ahead of the tasks it takes to keep a ranch running. Having cleared several acres of woods and created a small farm on the coast of Maine, I know first-hand the seemingly endless chores that must be continually done just to keep up. The days simply don’t seem long enough, and the End of Day, at times, can feel like your only respite.
25 x 30
Click artwork to view details
End of Day, 2024
Oil on Linen Mounted on Cradled Panel
25 x 30
Oil on Linen Mounted on Cradled Panel
25 x 30
When passing this subject early one afternoon, I first thought little of it. I stopped to observe the scene but decided to continue my exploration. The barn, rather nondescript compared with so many others nearby, didn’t grab me — or, at least, didn’t excite me enough to do preliminary drawings. Later in the day, as the sun neared the horizon I began to retraced my route, and passed the location a second time. What a difference the few hours made!
What had been nondescript, now silhouetted against the early evening sky, demanded attention. The glowing sky illuminated the faults and fractures of the barn’s imperfections and off to the side heavy farm equipment had returned from the fields and was parked for the night.
Raised in Wyoming, I am aware of the difficulties of trying to stay ahead of the tasks it takes to keep a ranch running. Having cleared several acres of woods and created a small farm on the coast of Maine, I know first-hand the seemingly endless chores that must be continually done just to keep up. The days simply don’t seem long enough, and the End of Day, at times, can feel like your only respite.