"The Farmstead" by Luke Buck

Original, 15" x 20", Watercolor/Gouache Painting, by Luke Buck
This painting was done from a photograph I took in Brown County, Indiana, in October of 1996. I have always been intrigued with the subject and the composition so I held the photo back for "that special time". That time came Saturday, Aug 7, 2021, as I needed a good subject to work from for a painting demonstration I gave for the Brown County Art Guild, in Nashville, Indiana. This would be a great study that most people in the area could relate with, plus be a interesting challenge for me to paint. A few days later on, back in my studio, I got the painting back out and spent another day on it tweaking and putting in lots of the detail I enjoy doing. My efforts were not in vain as I then entered the painting into one of the most prestigious shows in the state, the "44' Annual Indiana Heritage Exhibition, at the Brown County Art Gallery, in Nashville, Indiana, on June 11, 2022, and it received the "Award of Excellence"

AWARD OF
EXCELLENCE
IHA RIBBON