This building was a neighborhood grocery store that lost out to the big box super-center built on the edge of town. After being vacant for a couple of years, the building was given to the local school district. I worked together with the retired county engineer (who happens to be father-in-law to the then-assistant school […]
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Grandpa and his Newspaper
July 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GRANDPA HARRISON WARD This portrait was painted from a photograph of the subject reading the newspaper near the only window in the center room of the old ancestral brick mansion that served as both dining room and bedroom for my grandfather who lived there alone for 35 years. As a child visiting every summer, I […]
Evening Lamplight
July 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
EVENING LAMPLIGHT This study done from an old back-and-white photograph celebrates the cozy warmth of evenings with my grandfather at the old family farmstead. He lived without electricity or running water. He could have afforded the conveniences, but thought the electrical cooperative charged too much to provide electricity, and he really didn’t need it all […]
Covered Bridge at Dawn
July 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
COVERED BRIDGE AT DAWN Adjacent to the fairgrounds outside of my ancestral home town in Illinois is this re-created covered bridge. The original bridge was built in 1832, but was washed out in 1865. Over the next 50 plus years, two other bridges were built at this site, but were also damaged or destroyed by […]
Courthouse Square
July 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
COURTHOUSE SQUARE The county seat of my ancestral Cumberland County, Illinois is laid out in a classic checkerboard grid fashioned around a central square and a beautiful Italianate brick courthouse. On the lawn is a pavilion that is used for public gatherings that vary from singings and political speech making to auctions. The traumatic […]
Vacation Cottage
July 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
This tidy little cottage is less than 1300 square feet with upper story second bedroom and bath and observation decks. First floor has living and dining areas along with kitchen and master suite, all sheltered within a continuous wrap-around porch. The house has lots of windows, thanks to the fact that the owner worked for […]
Executive Residence
July 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
I have been privileged to have a couple of clients in my career for whom money is no object. This home is approximately 7500 square feet in size and situated in a remote wooded area in eastern Lee County, Mississippi. The owner travels frequently to Europe on business – Switzerland, particularly- and adopted detailing from […]
July 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Since my father was the second of ten children, I was blessed with many aunts and uncles. One of my favorites was the Uncle Edsel, whom I photographed standing near his garden, hoe in hand and accompanied by his loyal dog, Fred. This dog is also pictured in the painting “Feeding Time,” making the trip […]
My Grandfather’s Pontiac
July 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GRANDFATHER’S PONTIAC This car was rumored to have been acquired brand new around the time I was born in 1956. The GM cousins of the mid-50s weren’t as popular at the Chevrolets, but this Pontiac apparently caught my grandfather’s eye and remained in the family all of its motoring days. My granddad was too practical […]
Girls Dormitory and Staff Apartments
July 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Scanned photos from the scrapbook of the project that brought me to Mississippi. This is a 2- story dormitory at a children’s home that provides housing for 12 girls on the upper level and staff apartments below. This was the first facility to provide suite-style living quarters for added privacy – no common bath facilities. […]
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