Diane Mannion, RUSTY ROOF, 6x8" oil
On the way home from Arcadia, Florida,
which is almost in the middle of the state, this great old house was on
the side of a busy highway. Had to stop and snap a few reference
photos. There were two main reasons why I didn't paint this en plein
air. 1. Busy highway, trucks going 65 a few feet behind me. 2. A big
dog. And when I looked across the highway, a man was holding back two
more.
What I liked about this ramshackled residence was the care someone
took to prop up a tender, young hibiscus tree blooming with pink
flowers at the edge of the driveway. The place has seen quite a few
hurricanes, especially hurricane Charley that ripped across the state
destroying everything in its path. The roof is wind warped and rusted
but still there!
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