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Recently, when I was in Maryland, we came upon this structure, in one of the state parks, full of history. There seem to be some ventilation openings on the left side of the structure which perhaps were used for drying tobacco or some other crop. The fact that the structure is elevated above the ground suggests the farmers did not want their product to get wet.
I have been eager to do a landscape painting on a full sheet of paper(22" x 30")with a structure in the scene. This image just spoke to me with this sense of history, the big tree and a southern setting. I also was excited because the overcast sky and moody light gives the picture some weight.
Clearly there is a ways to go as the tree is enormous, even dwarfing the structure. Unconsciously, I have made the landscape more lush than it actually is as Maryland has had a very dry summer.
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