Happiness is on the Farm

 Click to Bid, 16 by 24 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

I grew up on a farm in rural Missouri during the 1950s and 1960s while my family lived with my paternal grandparents. My grandfather always wore a wide brimmed hat, and my grandmother often wore a bonnet when working outside. This painting reflects that feeling of contentment. 

View from the North Window

Click to Bid, 7 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

This painting is very reminiscent of the house I grew up in.   

 

Farming Top

Click to Bid, 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

This top is not a vintage mid-century top like most of the other tops depicted in my paintings. 

This is actually a retro top produced within the last 20 years. I liked the images on the top and decided to paint it.
 

Farm Top

Sold, 8 by 10 inches, acrylic on acid free illustration board
This is actually a newly manufactured top that I recently purchased.  Of course it's made to resemble the vintage tops that I've painted extensively over the years.

Farm House Window

Click to Bid, 16 by 20 inches, acrylic on acid free illustration board
Growing up in the 1950s we lived in a large two story river bottom house that my grandfather had built in 1943.  The house had electricity but no running water. The ceilings were high which provided for a somewhat cooler structure during the hot muggy Missouri summers. This painting depicts a  large window that is reminiscent of the farm house where I lived.