This old steeple aimed for the sky, no longer connected to the dissolved chapel it once announced. The plein air painters in Cuba were charmed by the entire area, a rickety old crumbling manor house, trees growing through walls, ancient vines and a farmer neighbor using a horse and cart to move the cut grasses. We demanded that our bus driver find a place to let us out and everyone settled around to paint this old molasses and sugar cane plantation. The manor house was a treasure of textures to paint, but the steeple attracted me. The old bell glowed with a blue green patina, wild flowers and trees were growing out of the foundation.
I think I did justice to this historic site. It brings my painting goals back to "Painting for Preservation" roots in Buffalo.
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| Abandoned Steeple |
Abandoned Steeple, oil on Arches Huile, 12x9 c. 2016
This painting is headed to Baltimore for a 'Cuba in Paint' exhibit at Crystal Moll Gallery April 4-May 24
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