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Copyright © Linda Apple
"Red Barn" - sold
oil on gallery wrapped canvas
10"x 10"
The old red barn.
I have always been drawn to the old red barns that dot the countryside.
Do you know why they are painted red?
I did some research and actually found many theories. So here's a bit of history today :)
The most popular one theory seems to be:
Early 18th-century bridges and barns
went unpainted. However,by the late 1700's, natural wood seasoning gave
way to artificial preservation. Virginia farmers were the first to become pa
int-conscious. Since ready-made paint was not available, a farmer mixed his own.
Skimmed milk, lime and ferrous oxide, otherwise known as rust,
made a plastic-like coating that hardened quickly and lasted for years.
Rust was plentiful on farms and is a poison to many fungi, including mold and moss.
Copyright © 2013 Linda Apple
"A Day Together" -sold
oil on gallery wrapped canvas 6"x 8"
Quality time together at the art museum.
Copyright © 2013 Linda Apple
"A Bit of Country"
oil on gallery wrapped canvas
8"x 8"
Here's a sweet little landscape for you.
I have been working on two large landscape commissions,
so I guess it got me in the mood!
Copyright © 2013 Linda Apple
"Beautiful Day"
oil on gallery wrapped canvas
12"x 16"
Enjoying some ever changing clouds.
This is a large painting on a 1.5" deep gallery wrapped canvas.
The painting extends around the sides to give it a lot of
depth on the wall
and will not need to be framed (unless you prefer it).
PAYMENT PLANS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE - just email me (include title of painting)
Copyright © 2013 Linda Apple
"On the Lamb" - sold
oil on canvas 11"x 14"
animal portrait landscape
Here is a nice larger painting for those who like the cuddly lamb!
For me this painting is seeing life anew and being open to new possibilities!
All paintings have sides painted black and come ready to hang.
