Grain Elevator in Three Forks Print

As an artist from the Midwest, I focus on doing paintings of old barns and other farm buildings. Barns and grain elevators have always served a purpose as functional structures. They were never intended to tell a story, however they do just that. They evoke a sense of nostalgia in people that is hard to define. Years of hard use and exposure to the elements build distinct characters in each structure. As an artist, I like to enhance certain components of a farm building that better emulate the story of that structure’s existence. The inspiration for my paintings comes from Regionalist artists and mainly Grant Wood and Marvin Cone. Both lived and worked in the part of eastern Iowa where I live.