The Old Elmes Barn

I'd painted this beautiful old barn before.The owners are my cousin's daughter and her husband, Nicole and Matt Elmes. Their daughter, Lily, and I did some plein air painting of it a few years ago.

Earlier this year, I was doing a lot of brush painting, but I was clamoring to wok with my knives again. Since it was still cold and gloomy in winter, I wanted to paint a sunny scene. I went through my photos and got inspired by the photos I took that day I first painted the barn. I set up a smaller panel than usual and painted this pretty quickly, getting it done in less than an hour. I stopped painting at this stage before I ruined it. I loved the energetic and textured knife marks and the colors it gave me. I'm proud that it's now happily in the possession of the Elmes family.

If you'd like a knife painting of something special to you, check out my Commissions page. I'd love to make you happy with one of my paintings, as well.