New: “Upland Ridge”

Every now and then the inspiration for a piece comes from an atypical source. Normally, I find scenes while driving through rural areas of New England. But in the case of this piece, the inspiration came from a real estate listing of an old farm in Maine. The house wasn’t much, but the barn next to it was perfect, sitting on a knoll midway up a slope, with a low ridgeline cutting across the crest. Worked up a charcoal sketch to modify the composition, and got started. “Upland Ridge” 48 x 36 o/c.