The barns of rural Tennessee, by the mid-1990’s, in many areas were aging, light and air and rain passing through the missing slats. Some seemed so fragile a strong wind could take them down. Others, sturdier, on working farms would last longer. But all around me, a way of living and working the land was disappearing. I set out to draw and paint the barns. In 1997, St. Andrews Sewanee gave me show of those paintings.
PAINTINGS
Red Roofs Acrylic on wood panel. 10” x 4.5” SOLD
“Mr. Mooney’s Truck” Acrylic on canvas. 18” x 24” It wasn’t really Mr. Mooney’s truck, but it looked just like the first one he owned. He was my next door neighbor in Sewanee for almost 20 years. I gave him the painting as a gift.
“Old Barn” Acrylic on canvas 30” x 40” Collection of the Powell Family
“Soybeans” Acrylic on canvas. 18”x24” SOLD
“Old Truck” Acrylic on wood 6” x 8” Everywhere were old rusted trucks and farm machinery. Collection the artist.
“Early Autumn Fields” Acrylic on wood. 10” x 5” SOLD
“Four Silos and Wildflowers” Acrylic on canvas. 18” x 24” SOLD
PEN AND INK DRAWINGS
Along with the paintings, I did a series of pen and ink drawings which I then printed as notecards. I sold most of the original drawings. Notecards, however, can be made of any of images on this website. Contact me at shepaintspoetry@gmail.com
Pen and ink drawing. Available as notecard. I grew up on a dairy farm in Massachusetts which gave me my love of barns and farmlands. Silos fascinated me. I remember when the first one went up on our farm.
“Two Silos” Pen and ink drawing. Available as notecards.
“Hayrolls” Pen and Ink drawing. Available as notecards. Sadly, there is no way this old barn is still standing.
“Single Silo” Pen and Ink drawing. Available as notecards.
“Daylight’s Showing” Pen and Ink drawing. Available as notecards. I loved the shape of these barns. The angled roof lines.
“Tobacco Barn” Pen and Ink drawing. Available as notecards. I was never sure if the gourds were for birds to nest in, or to scare them away!