Original Painted Barn: Cloverleaf Road near the village of Rheems, PA
Updated painted barn, same address
The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.
Good morning, Marian! I like the second one better. Rural murals!
Rural Murals would be a super subtitle for this post, Merril. Thanks for adding some “snap” so early in the morning! 😀
You’re welcome, Marian! 🙂
So creative! A barnyard artist!
Yes, indeed, Elfrieda!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a barn painted like this! I need to get out more!
Chuckle, chuckle. Glad you saw something new today, L. Marie! 😀
May the Lord bless all in these troubled times is my first thought Marian. He surely blessed your lands; May He continue to do so.
Thank you for the prayer, Susan. Chaos seems rampant these days, but in the end, love and beauty win. 😀
I remember that barn from my college days.
Thanks, Jill! You’ll have to remind me where you went to college. Albright? Elizabethtown?
I attended college in Virginia, but my college boyfriend went to Elizabethtown. I spent a lot of time in the area.
Oh, my goodness, Jill. You spent so much time in my stompin’ ground. A fine fact! 😀
I like the second barn better. Didn’t know that barns were mentioned in the Bible. Huh?
Ally, I just typed in “barn” on the digital Bible Gateway and came up with this–ha! 😀
No kidding? Clever.
I’ve never seen a mural on a barn before! The closest I’ve seen are very faded old timey advertisements. Jeffersonville, Vermont has two silo murals. https://www.americansiloart.com/jeffersonville-vermont
Thanks for the link, Liz. I hope others click on it. They are certainly eye-catching! 😀
You’re welcome, Marian. The silos are located in the roundabout/traffic circle leading into town. The man brings to mind Johnny Appleseed for me.
YES!
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I love these. Especially the second one. Why not use the barn as a canvas?
Darlene, you certainly think like a creative soul, which of course you are. Silos also have been used as a canvas. 😀
Hello, Marian,
What an undertaking to paint on the side of a barn! When I was a teenager on the farm I painted a 30 to 40 foot Holstein cow on our barn. It had been touched up and repainted over the years until it hardly resembled the original work. It was my father’s pride and joy and I painted at least one more for a neighbor.
Thanks for the ‘touch of home’. We have moved to a CCRC outside of Chapel Hill in the area of Pittsboro. It has been a good choice. We’ve been here for two months and are still settling in.
I hope to make the reunion next spring.
Thanks for the email.
Ann
Wow, what an accomplished watercolorist you are. I had to look you up and found this: https://americanwatercolorsociety.org/2023-international-exhibition/
Readers: I knew this fine woman as Ruth Ann Risser in the EAHS Class of 1959. You can also check out her Facebook page here; https://www.facebook.com/ann.vasilik
Yes, it would be lovely to met at our reunion in April 2024! 😀
Hi Marian, both of these paintings are excellent. I love public murals.
Robbie, you like art of all sorts; I’m not surprised you love public murals.
By the way, I admire your moving into water colors now. Excellent! 😀
Thank you, Marian. Watercolour is a different experience, much looser and less detailed
Really!
Oh, I love these Marian, they capture a time in Americana history with the steam engines, horses and ladies’ fashion. 🙂 They need to be preserved!
You’re right, Melanie. The steam engine in the first photo was owned by Harvey Hoffman, who lived between our house and grandma’s. He was quite a celebrity for owning this noisy, (now) nostalgic machine.
Marian, just got your lovely card. So encouraging! Thanksgiving was different this year, quieter, but good
I attended my EMC/EMU class reunion this past weekend. Our class president’s wife passed away less than a year ago. He is suffering greatly. The Bible speaks truly when it says, “The two shall become one.” I imagine that losing a spouse must feel like an amputation.
Thank you for commenting and letting me know you got my card. It comforts me to know you have strong family support. Still, this experience must be so very hard! ((( )))
I like the three dimensional quality of both. I feel like I can climb inside.
What a wonderful compliment to the artist. And, an insight into your vivid imagination.
Thank you, Pete! 😀
How lovely to post these old paintings of American history.It takes me back to when we travelled by car down the Eastern Seaboard and found many country areas that seemed to me to be steeped in time.
I wish I had known you then; we could have met.
The United States is such a new country compared to the United Kingdom: I smiled when I read the phrase “steeped in time.” Thank you, Joy! 😀
“Rural murals” (nice Merril) – I think they’re lovely, and no, I’ve never seen one. I like both of them: one a more serene aspect of farming, the other more “in your face” and active.
Our themes both begin with the letter “H” this week: Hallowe’en and Harvest.
Way to go, Pam: Thanks for commenting AND reading other comments too! 😀
These barn paintings are fun to compare, Marian!
Yes, indeed, Barbara! 😀
I’m going to look for some in my area!
Hi,
Sometimes, it is necessary to look back in order to see how blessed we all are. The two paintings made me think of my grandfather’s farm. He didn’t have any murals, but visiting him every time I went there was a joy. Thanks for sharing.
Shalom shalom
Pat, I just now visited your blog and rejoiced to read about your gratitude practice, left a comment too. Both of us share rural roots. Blessings on this bright October day! 😀