This majestic barn sits on a slight slope that makes its way down to a small river and grist mill.
I thought all geese flew to warmer weather during the late fall months to avoid the cold and snow but I've seen quite a few different geese and swans around here this winter.
This painting has the glow of twilight and snowfall that I was hoping to capture. Many a winter evening I saw scenes just like this one. Sometimes everything comes together (usually right after I'm ready to throw the whole thing in the trash) and the finished work surprises me. This is one one those moments. 16x20" Original Watercolor
The barn has remained essentially the same without the corrections I talked about in the previous blog. This is a full size painting of the miniature that I finished this past summer but that's the purpose of the small ones. Each one was the prep work for a bigger painting that I plan on doing some time in the future. 
I must be anticipating winter with these snowy landscapes I've been painting! This scene conveys the feeling of a real cold afternoon in the middle of January. 16x20" Original Watercolor
Much of the farming life is prepairing for a blanket of snow in the winter months that covers the fields where animals eat. The much needed hay is stored in the barns where it is usually nice and warm even though the snow blows outside. 
This beautiful old barn is about fortyfive minutes from Columbus, OH and is now used for storage of hay and machinery. I really enjoyed using acrylic washes in the sky and foreground to really capture the mood of a winter day approaching dusk. 
Original Watercolor 5x7"