Original watercolor by Peter Ferber
$1100.00
9 3/4 x 13 1/20 inches, 18 7/8 x 22 5/8 framed size
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“The images for this “white-on-white” series–white buildings in snow, usually–just keeping appearing as I go along. This one is of the ell off my neighbor’s barn that I have painted numerous times, probably because I walk by it everyday, and so see it in so many different lights and weather conditions. This particular angle had never caught my attention (in 22 years!). I first noticed it at an even sharper angle where you couldn’t even see the window panes, just the indentations of the door and window opening which showed up as just a slightly different shade of white. It was so simple, yet described so much. It was the essence of this white-on-white concept. I also loved how the two different roof lines formed a ‘v’ that pointed toward the focal point, making it a strong composition. In the end, I decided to show a little of the window panes to draw the eye back to the center, otherwise the darker tone of the foundation stones would have pulled the eye away from where I wanted the focus to be. This is one of the simplest in this series, but also one of the strongest–capturing the essence of these wonderful New England clapboard buildings.” -Peter Ferber