It was a fun painting because I knew a little about the history of the barn. I told my daughter I wanted to see if the barn was still standing. She went and took the pictures and showed me it was still standing. We then drove by to see it in real life. It is magnificent! I got very excited about painting this particular barn. I was glad to paint it because I don't know how long it's going to be standing for people to see.
This barn was used as a seining barn to house horses at the peak of the salmon runs in the Columbia River
My husband remembers when he was a kid people walking the horses by his house on King Street in the 1940's.
It was used to raise pigs during WWII. Later on it was used primarily for beef cattle.
That turned out really good! I like the bushes in the foreground and the tress.
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