Barn - Old Dilapidated Red Barn
by Ellen Levinson
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Title
Barn - Old Dilapidated Red Barn
Artist
Ellen Levinson
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
These old abandoned barns have been adapted from a photograph of dilapidated barns found in upstate New York , taken my friend Bill Carbone and used with with his permission. Living in upstate N.Y. there were many old abandoned barns like this around for years - lately they are harder to find which I find sad - they had a life and a story to tell, but as they have decayed more and more they are being torn down and the land rebuilt in some case, or just completely falling into decay. Personally - I like the swaying,warped and crooked roofs,hanging,sometimes completely tilting structures, and splintered doors and windows open to the world....inviting the critters in!
This charming country barn watercolor painting would make a wonderful addition to your kitchen decor or any room or business with a country theme.
The red color that one sees on so many barns is believed to come from one of two things.European farmers,centuries ago, used linseed oil to seal the wood of the barn and added blood from a recently slaughtered animal to oil mixture.The paint turned from a bright red to a darker red-orange as it dried. The other theory is that the farmers added rust to the oil mixture which tinted it and helped to retard the growth of mold and fungus on the barn. Perhaps they used both together,This tradition of red barns came with them to America.
When paints were produced commercially, the reds were among the cheapest - and the tradition of red barns continued.Now white is also a common color - but other colors are also used.
Featured in the following FAA groups:
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(c) 2014 Ellen Lynn Levinson (Ellyn)
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August 8th, 2014
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