Community Grain, 16" x 20"A rustic, peeling, barely hanging on yet still operational grain elevator on the quiet plains of Nebraska. This original piece of artwork incorporates acrylic paints, pencils, pastels and authentic vintage ephemera (including clippings from an early 1900s dime novel, 1950s Western magazine, early 1900s agricultural guide, 1950s photo, and 1800s farmer's almanac) anchored by my photography. A contemporary piece of agricultural art industrial art with a

local vintage ephemera anchored by my photography to create a vintage inspired piece of contemporary western art

• original art on cradled wood block

many of these buildings have been re-imagined into new

vintage seed catalog and stamp)

letters and ledgers from the 1800s/early 1900s) layered with a vintage image from the 1930s lends an aesthetic quality and historical perspective to this piece of original mixed media art

• measures 10" x 20" x 1

and assorted ledgers and receipts from the late 1800s/early 1900s) anchored by my photography

Captured in the fields on a former tobacco farm in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts

I've photographed this barn on several different occasions and made several attempts to create a piece that would do it justice

I came across this peaceful valley floor peering up to the mountains

• artwork measures 5" x 7" on canvas panel

This sweet little farmhouse has undoubtedly seen many people