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MEDIUM: Watercolor, diluted with Jack Daniels Whiskey
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SIZE: 5" x 4"
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STATUS: For sale $225, framed
"This is the fourth of five Whiskey Paintings in my “Red Barn” series. Each is painted in watercolors, diluted with alcohol spirits in the water. I chose Jack Daniel Old No. 7 Sour Mash Tennessee Whiskey, since it is distilled in my home state. I love old barns and have a huge reference photo file of barns in my area. Not all are red, but I could use artistic license on those just weathered to grey. The exhibit will be on display over July 4th, our nation’s 250th birthday, so I added a barn quilt in red, white and blue to each barn I painted. I titled each painting to reflect my patriotic theme.
I chose this big old barn from my reference photos because I liked the viewpoint, rusty roof, and the door shapes on the front. I depicted it as early morning, with a colorful sunrise. The old cedar fence has been strengthened with some steel posts, as is common in my area. I added the horse from another reference photo in my files, to balance the building. Touches of summer are suggested in the foreground flowers."
