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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Blue Barn


Blue Barn, 12 x 12

I spent this weekend running back and forth between a paintout with the Outdoor Painting Society in Fredericksburg and my home, where my husband is recovering from shoulder surgery. (He is doing great and on the mend, by the way!) I spotted this abandoned tin barn from the road and made a quick U-turn to go back and paint it. The menacing sky... the rusty old structure... the warm flood of light... it was too good to pass up!

8 comments:

  1. Hi Laurel,
    I wish your husband a speedy recovery.
    This is just lovely. I like the rosy rust behind the trees.

    XOXOXOBarbara

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  2. Glad your husband is getting better... Good for you AND him!!

    The barn is lovely.... Your paintings have such an "easy" look to them... I don't know how to express it better. If I were to try a barn it would look overwork I fear.
    BEAUTIFUL!!

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  3. It amazes me that you can be driving along, see something you like, pull over and accomplish this. I am in awe! This is beautiful!

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  4. You have a marvelous way with paint. Very lovely!

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  5. Great painting with confident brush strokes,
    composition and value range.

    Wonderful blog, I enjoy watching your progress.

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  6. Laurel, if I had to use one word to describe your work, it would be "lyrical." There is a such a fluidity to your paintings, and I find that ironic since you and your family have such a background in music. I love this barn!

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  7. Great atmosphere!!
    Best wishes to your hubbie.

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  8. I love this kind of sky and light. You represent it perfectly.
    I hope your hubby is doing well.

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