Fleger Barn, Muskoka, 12×16, © 2017 M.Hendry
I painted the Fleger farm many times during the creation of the Echoes series. In fact, it was the farmhouse that started the entire project and “Twilight” was first in the series back in 2008. At the time of my visits, the barn had been gone for many years. The stone foundation was mostly rubble beneath a blanket of vines and wildflowers.
Dorothy and Earl Fleger’s grandson, Curtis, gave me an old photograph and let me hang on to it for years. I promised him that, one day, it would become a painting.
Finally, it has.
1986 photo of Fleger barn
I am attaching the original photo from 1986. (below, right)
The end of another long wait is coming very soon. I’ll be sharing it in the newsletter first! In case you haven’t signed up, you can do that here.
Amazingly real.. looks so much like it could be this winter in Muskoka….
Thanks!
PS…. ” the end of a long wait” ….hmmmm.. looking forward to hear the news…
Soon!
Beautiful!
Thanks, Kinsey!
Loved all the various values of colours in the sky, snow and barn wood!
Margot
Acrylic can dry down 10=15% darker than it is when wet, so many values and making them work is always challenging. Glad you liked it!
Another beautiful painting. Hope all is well.
Thanks Al. Nice to hear from you.
Beautiful painting Michelle! I too am looking forward to your newsletter!
Thanks, Sharon!
the snow is perfect 🙂 so many little hints of colour in something most people just see as white
There is so much colour because so much is reflected and rarely can a photo capture it all. That’s what makes painting and art special, I think! Thanks, Jennifer!
Your painting is beautiful Michelle, as I know it would be after seeing your many other paintings. That is the first time I have seen a picture of the barn. They don’t make them like that any more. The snow has played havoc with the foundation and a couple of years ago the front wall partially crumbled so it is not safe to go in and check it out but you can still see the architecture in the stable part when you look at it and how well they even molded the corners so perfectly with those huge rocks! It really was a work of art.
Thanks for that Judy. They truly were! I hope to come see you and visit the farm again this year.