By their very nature - and further constrained by my inability to draw "realism" - the images in this section are based on the photos that I took of the various "places." I would then pull the photos into Photoshop and "erase" the portions of the photos into which I wanted to create and paint my designs.
My father's family was located on a groups of farms around the small farming communities of Marion and Freeman in southeastern South Dakota. We would vacation there most summers in my youth getting a taste of "farm life." The area was the source of several of these images.
The Grand Canal
View from our hotel window in Venice
View from our hotel window in Venice
This is a "horsepower" gear.
Several horses would be hitched to the gear and walk around,
generating the "horsepower" to drive other implements.
Several horses would be hitched to the gear and walk around,
generating the "horsepower" to drive other implements.
Surrounding one cousin's farm was this collection of antique implements
designed to be pulled by the horses.
A collection of old chains and ropes on a barn wall.
Modern Work Horses
The passing of a cousin necessitated a sale of
a collection of equipment.
Found a final resting spot in a field
not far from the "home place."
Can I See Your License?
The driver hails from a connection to my Mother's family.
The photo is from her scrapbook.
Specific identity up for grabs.
Colonial Williamsburg hosts these implements
in the woodworking shop.
The Grand Canal
View from our hotel window in Venice.
Venice again. Italy not California
No photo this time. Marker on paper.
And that's it for the "Places" unit.
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