MEDIUM: Pastel; IMAGE SIZE: 14″ x 20″; 2006
The backyard of an old farmhouse near me, I was drawn at first by the forsythia, which was right on the edge of the road as I drove past, then as I slowed down I saw the colorful hanging laundry, always a favorite subject. That hazy spring sunlight with long shadows on the grass, young leaves on the trees and the white-sided house all combined in a scene that could have been any year in the previous century when everyone hung their laundry outside and that first spring day warm enough to dry it left it smelling so fresh.
Here’s a detail of the laundry:
This is painted with chalk pastel from photos and from life. The image is 14″ x 20″ with a two-inch tan marble acid-free mat and a vintage antique gold frame with premium clear glass. The painting is wired on the back and ready to hang.
The original was sold and is happily living in Canada but I have prints of this painting.
Prints
Full-size giclee: $75.00
Half-size giclee: $45.00
Digital print, 16″ x 9.5″: $25.00
Full-size gallery-wrapped canvas print: $75.00