Michelle (Basic) Hendry - Fine Artist & Author

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Cooper's Shed
Cooper’s Shed, 8×10, acrylic on canvas © Michelle Basic Hendry

Cooper’s Shed is the first in a short series of paintings I am doing on the small, nearly ghost town, of Cooper’s Falls. I introduced Cooper’s Falls and the grandson of it’s founder Mr. Frank Cooper to you in August. This is a shed that sits behind the old Community Hall across from Mr. Cooper’s childhood home and the old store. The building is nearly absorbed by the forest behind it, but still stands strong – much like the town it resides in. I hope to share the paintings with Mr. Cooper when they are all complete.

It is so hard to believe, now that the snow has already fallen, that summer was just a short time ago. I sat by the Falls that run behind the old store at the end of Lover’s Lane, when the air was still so warm. I hope this little painting is a reminder of summers past.

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  5. A lovely old shed. The roof is beautiful. Sorry my last comment mentioned that you were in USA!! My mind was all over the place that day. I am sure Mr Cooper will love sharing your paintings.

  10. Lana – Thank you! I like this one enough I might try it larger at some point…. I am trying to ‘loosen up’… LOL!

    Thank you, Heather! I will have to ask Mr. Cooper what they used it for all the way back there….

    Me too, Patrick!

  11. Sadia – The drawing has been done on the big community hall for a month! I just have been so busy… Too many great things to paint and not enough time!

    Thanks, wowcthis – It happens…! 🙂

    Thanks, Linda!

  12. Thank you Jean, I am working on it – I love greens!

    Thanks KaslKaos – On days like today, it’s hard to remember the greens! LOL!

    Thanks, Janelle!

  13. I met a boy named Cooper on thanksgiving day. e was a vegetarian nad didn’t eat very much. Not even mashed potatoes and gravy.

    This painting has a comfort factor in it.Just missing the gravy…

    Cheers
    eddie

  14. that would be ‘he'(e) and ‘and'(nad)

    in the prior post…english is a second language for me..

    grew up speaking ‘pig’ latin….. ;^)

  16. beautiful work Michelle!!
    I love the composition and wonderful contrast between the foreground and the background…
    makes you feel like you just want to jump out of your chair and walk into the painting 🙂