Red barn mosaic painting

 This has to be one of my favorite paintings!! I  created it using acrylic colors on a 24x30x1.5'' framed cotton canvas and finished it with a clear coat gloss to protect it plus it adds to a stained glass/ mosaic effect seen in my art work. I have always loved stained glass art, so one day  decided to mimic the stained glass and paint it on a small wood end table, the result was fabulous! I was pleasantly surprised when it sold within hours.  That was four years ago and seems to be a style of painting I continue with.  In this painting I am a big fan of red barns so that is where I started..farmers fields..sunflowers..rolling hills even the fence along the bottom.. it stirs up sounds, smells and peaceful feelings of a young girl in my hometown of Ladner BC. Fresh air and wide open spaces. Wild berries and fruit trees and so many colors from God's garden. Ever just stop and ponder life in an open farmers field as a kid? Let this painting take you there...
Cheers
Rachel

I remember as a young girl, given a summer job of caring for a stable horse. His name was Calipso, a handsome fellow, black as night and tall although I must have been just a young lass of 10? I was to feed and clean his stall and brush him everyday... my reward was to ride him, which I did almost everyday. I can easily recall the feeling of splendor as we walked down the streets of my small home town.. I felt  complete and happy beyond words. My heart was full and content and he was gentle and carried this wee girl on his back with kindness and understanding.I fell in love that week.. one I would never forget. Through the years  I rode trail horses, friends horses, was bucked off and even held on with all my might on a runaway horse.. although I loved them.. I did grow to fear there large statute...I seem to forget the feeling of splendor... although I wished I may own one one day. I am older now and have been blessed with two new friends, two geldings "Tom and Smarty". These two magnificent creatures have taught me so many things patience, trust, courage and more love then I thought possible. I am an artist and I created this acrylic painting of my favorite friends on a spectatcular sunset evening. This is also my first blog and I am sure my grammar is awful, lol but thanks for reading.
Cheers
Rachel