Long Gone
September 28, 2023
I love the old barn structures -- they have so much character. This particular barn was located east of Centerville. What attracted me were the shapes of the barn, the broken roof, the silos, shed and poles. more »
Posts Tagged “Iowa”
Grand Avenue, Des Moines
November 9, 2022
This painting was inspired by the geometric shapes of the downtown Des Moines buildings and completed as part of my Architecture series. It captures the perspective and dynamic shapes of the city. more »
Iowa Women’s Bridge of Achievement
June 29, 2022
This collage is a continuation of my Des Moines architecture series. What inspired me about this design was the church steeple in front of the state capitol and the linear design of the bridge angles. more »
Final Chapter
May 4, 2022
My love affair with the old barns in Iowa continues. I have been roaming the countryside photographing these distinct structures that are full of character. more »
Asian Pagoda, Des Moines
April 28, 2022
Des Moines architecture has always interested me. I usually take a lot of reference photos for a project, choose the best angle to portray it and then complete a drawing to use for the collage's foundation. This pagoda is highly detailed and I had to edit and simplify the shapes. more »
Henhouse Roost
April 25, 2022
This design is a colorful acrylic collage of some henhouse chickens. I used my imagination to create the barn, inspired mostly from my old photo collection, and cut the shapes from my hand-painted acrylic papers. more »
Woodman Hollow
March 31, 2022
I based this on one of my watercolor prints of a barn in southeast Iowa that I painted many years ago, but I redesigned the composition using big, simple shapes and edited as I worked. more »
Sunlit Path
May 24, 2021
My love affair with old barn structures continues. Working with collage, and editing as I work, results in an out-of-this-world design. more »
Turkey Creek
January 26, 2021
I have been inspired by the Midwest landscape for many years. The sprawling fields, rustic barns and sheds are a few elements that capture my interest. I began painting these old structures around 1995 and have painted over one hundred landscapes since then. more »
Gray Barn with Sunflowers
November 22, 2019
The inspiration of old southeast Iowa barns continues to pique my imagination with their lively character. This barn had interesting round windows in the upper level and I could not help adding some bright, colorful sunflowers in the foreground. more »