In the Barns I, 5" x 7"Near the busy highway that links Connecticut to Canada runs a quite, peaceful road through the heart of Pioneer Valley, the agricultural heart of Massachusetts. I love this tranquil ride which runs by dozens of barns, active farmstands and sugar shacks and old colonial towns. This piece features my photography from one of the more photogenic farms in the area, layered with vintage documents and acrylic paints and inks. This is the one of a kind

The piece is layered with acrylic paints and vintage ephemera (including old agricultural almanacs

This mixed media painting incorporates acrylic paints

It is bold yet soft

amidst the blue green sagebrush

but it's not uncommon for mountain ranchers to graze cattle in this manner

newspaper clippings from the late 1800s/early 1900s) are layered with a vintage image from the 1930s which lends an aesthetic quality and historical perspective to this piece of original art

reflective piece of agricultural art

historical perspective to this piece and a modern twist to this beautiful landscape

this photo was captured in early June

• artwork is 4x4 and nested in a natural wood floating frame measuring 5"x5"x1

I find barns so peaceful

methodically