Located on a local working ranch, this home was built by the great grandfather of the current owners of the property.  A gorgeous home inside and out, that just feels like home when you step inside 

I have thought for some time that a long vertical composition would be fun to paint.  After I cropped another painting down, I was left with this long skinny piece of paper.  I thought that this trail, leading up a hill through Big Bend National Park was the perfect subject for the dimensions.  

Had a great time painting this for friends who have built a new home and want to hang a reminder of the home where they lived for 40 years, in the new home.

This home sits today at Pioneer Town, at 7A Ranch in Wimberley.  Pioneer Town is a mix of old buildings and old-looking buildings that give a flavor of what an old town looked like 100 years ago.  This house is one that dates back before the turn of the century.  Originally located in what is now under Canyon Lake, the house was relocated in the 1960s in an effort to preserve it before the land was flooded.

I'm becoming very comfortable painting at the Square on Wednesdays, when there are few people in town.  Today I was standing at the corner of the parking lot under a tree and had a great view across the street toward Wall Street Western.