Dennis Pennington Barn
Perched on a high ridge near New Washington, this barn overlooks gentle hills and valleys that drain into Fourteen mile Creek. While the farm has been in the Pennington family since 1815, the barn was added to the farm at a later unknown date.
Most unusual in this barn are the three oversized beams used in constructing the bents between the bays. They are all sawmill cut, but required three wooden pegs per joint instead of the usual two.
An important feature on this farm is the gigantic White Oak growing just over the ridge and in view of the barn. Family members remember swinging on its lower branches as children. Cattle rest in its shade during the hot summer days. The circumference taken in March 2016 was twenty-nine feet.
I wanted to include the family's beloved Oak tree in the painting. Part of its gigantic canopy is visible to the left and behind the barn. I spent time under its canopy in awe of its magnificence. My sketches and photographs guided the studio oil painting; size 16 x 20 inches, completed in September, 2015. Placement of the barn high on the canvas adds interest to the whole scene. The light sparkled through the cast shadows in the foreground.
All the barn paintings are for sale. Please contact Gwen to find out if the painting(s) you are interested in are sold or available.
