I started this a week or so ago...

It depicts an old 1850's mill that is near a trout stream that I fish once in awhile near Lanesboro, MN. The mill sadly burned a longtime ago and the stone walls are crumbling with age...
I decided a several years ago, to photograph it and one day paint it to preserve it's memory.
This is the first one of two..depicted with a barn owl perched on the sill of the window.
I will post as this progresses.

Nice..reminds me of my Northeast Iowa trout fishing memories.

Wow!

the details are wonderful.

Great to see the 'work in progress!'

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Lookin good

Cool!

Took a break last night, but here is the progress after the weekend

Not a great photo but I took it with my phone...almost finished with the rocks....I am doing dark washes on the rocks to darken them like they would be like at dusk.

Thanks Brad for the update.Nice

Whew....ROCKS!!!! Takes a loooong time

I have to go back now and shade and darken the rocks...but as you can see the worst or the best of it is done.
Note: the dark areas above and below the window show stains and scorching from fire.

I can almost smell those musty old rocks. Lookin' good.

You are incredible. Do you paint commissions? Just curious.

I do Joe

Wowzers Brad...coming along nicely.

Barn owls are the oddest looking owl...but they are so cool. They remind me of a ghost...and that scream will send chills up your spine. If I ever heard that while walking in the woods at night...I may just piss myself

barn owl call

Wow!

after last nights session..I'm heading for the finish line....I think

Painting...extremely beautiful. Barn Owl scream....very scary. However, knowing how it sounds likely saved me from some skid marks.

Finished....

Lookin' good, Brad.

Wow Brad! It has a surreal and haunting beauty. Very nice.

Great job!