Friday, 22 January 2010

Train and Elevator

In one of my recent posts, I mentioned

that I've been asking people who travel

to the prairies to bring back photos

of old wooden grain elevators.

Later that week, compliments of Bruce Sherman,

I received a grey day photo of Indian Head

Saskatchewan's big old giant.

Thank-you, Bruce!

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"Train and Elevator"

oil on canvas

20 x 10

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16 comments:

  1. Sheila Vaughan23 January 2010 at 01:12

    I love the abstractness of this piece Linny - the tight horizontals on the grain elevator contrasted with the looser verticals in the sky and the whole thing grounded by those bigger shapes sitting at the foot of the elevator.

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  2. Diane Hoeptner23 January 2010 at 03:19

    Linny, your color drenched paintings are an inspiration. I am so delighted to discover your work. You achieve the most outstanding color harmonies and lyrical compositions, thanks for sharing!!

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  3. Carol Schiff Daily Painting23 January 2010 at 06:24

    Linny, Love the grain elevator, what a wonderful series this could be! So different. The stark verticals, offset by the horizontal train and diagnal track is pure serendipty!

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  4. Simon Jones23 January 2010 at 10:19

    Love the contrast with the teetering verticality of the structure and the horizontal motion of the train, seems like its pulling out the rug under the grain elevator.

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  5. Paula Villanova24 January 2010 at 06:14

    Your paintings have such life to them. I particularly love the coloration of the clapboards on the side of the structure on this one. Nice work.

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  6. Anonymous24 January 2010 at 07:06

    Hi Linny,
    I'm liking your grain elevators, what a great subject! But especially i like your colour harmonies...i love the Island painting below too...just a joy to look at.

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  7. Melinda25 January 2010 at 20:47

    I'm really liking the tilt of the grain elevator and the blocks of color at the bottom (the trains). Nice series! Beautiful painting.

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  8. jennifer woodburn29 January 2010 at 07:42

    Wow - Linny this is my first time seeing your work, and I am completely taken with it. You have wonderful brushstrokes, and a whimsical feel. As for the subject matter, being a gal originally from the prairies, I love your take on the elevators!!

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  9. Linny D. Vine29 January 2010 at 19:38

    I appreciate your thoughtful and descriptive comment, Sheila.

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  10. Linny D. Vine29 January 2010 at 19:41

    Thank-you very much, Diane, from one "color drenching" painter to another!

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  11. Linny D. Vine29 January 2010 at 19:43

    Thank-you, Carol! "Serendipity" - I love it!

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  12. Linny D. Vine29 January 2010 at 19:44

    Thank-you, Simon, your description is wonderful!

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  13. Linny D. Vine29 January 2010 at 19:45

    Hi Paula. Thank-you for visiting and leaving such a lovely comment!

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  14. Linny D. Vine29 January 2010 at 19:46

    Thank-you, Sally! I'm off to see your paintings from Spain now...

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  15. Linny D. Vine29 January 2010 at 19:47

    THANK-YOU, Melinda!!!

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  16. Linny D. Vine29 January 2010 at 19:51

    Thank-you for finding me and for your wonderful comments, Jennifer! (Would this prairie gal happen to have any spare photos of grain elevators?

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