Painting Description

The original painting titled August has been sold.

It is being sold unframed.

If you would like to purchase it framed, please email me through the contact page and I will put a quote together for you.

Here are the artists notes on this piece.

Few experiences can beat a buggy ride on a pleasant summer day. The author described the whole scene with the kids in the buggy passing the cornfields that this piece almost painted itself. I did take one liberty with facts which is the girls are not wearing bonnets, but I wanted for you to see their faces. This is the painting from the book that my wife chose to keep.

The colour of the horse changed a number of times as I searched for the right balance. White buggy horses are really quite rare in the Mennonite groups but I decided that I wanted the visual punch that this strong contrast gives. The editor chose this image for the cover so I guess she agreed with the more dramatic choice that I made.

To see the other paintings in Winterberries and Apple Blossoms, click on the month: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.