Mom painted a lot of barns. She took a lot of photos of old barns. She really liked old barns. This painting is probably the first barn she painted. It rests squarely in the early to mid 70's period and has a certain simplicity to it unlike her more accomplished water color barns. Perhaps it is too symmetrical in it's composition but it does have a kind of children's book quality to it. This too was a painting I remember from my childhood. The painting is unsigned maybe because she wasn't entirely happy with it or it wasn't finished, not sure, but it should be noted mom did sign most of her work it seems unless it was unfinished.
the Red Barn oil 1970's
detail of the grass shows Mom getting more brave with her technique.
detail: here as well - her handling of the foliage is much more effortless then the barn or the fence.
detail of tress : don't seem to fit with the rest of the foliage in painting but have a certain charm all to themselves.
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