tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83887504909880782172026-03-25T19:12:35.180-05:00Reflections of a Country Landscape ArtistAmerican Heartland Landscape Paintings by Sharon France.
Original paintings of the old farms, barns, farmhouses, animals, and quiet country landscapes from the back roads of America.
Art to add some of the peace and quiet of the country to your life. France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-38636787219351652232018-12-17T16:23:00.003-06:002018-12-17T16:25:29.714-06:00 Farm Painting - Bales Under a Summers Sky
I was inspired to paint this painting after passing a newly baled field of straw, on a back road along the way home earlier this year. There are not many old fence posts and fence lines left anymore around here, so I like to include them from my memories.
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France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-90007816218164527682018-11-19T18:32:00.000-06:002018-11-19T18:32:46.419-06:00Painting Instead of Blogging
I have been busy painting and not getting around to blog for quite a while now. I have been working on some larger pieces the past couple of months and now have been concentrating on a few smaller pieces too. I enjoy working back and forth on several paintings at once, so that as one is drying I can work on another. I sometimes will come to a stop on a piece and let it hang France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-23319749678294998402018-04-12T19:03:00.000-05:002018-04-12T19:03:03.256-05:00Contemporary Farm Painting
This painting "On a Peaceful Summers Day" is one of my recently sold paintings at Ugallery, and is now part of a private collection in New York state. More of my original paintings at Ugallery.
More of my original paintings at UgalleryFrance Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-22859776370218535582018-03-02T13:38:00.000-06:002018-03-02T13:41:52.222-06:00Night Sky Painting Series - Under the Big dipper III
This night sky painting is the third in my "Under the Big Dipper" night sky series that I
started later last year. The first three of these paintings have already been sold into
private collections and the fourth one is currently available for sale. I love how out in
the flat Midwestern country side, one can see for miles around and the big open night
time sky, full of France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-56256263756212331342018-02-15T08:08:00.002-06:002018-02-15T08:08:16.574-06:00Under the Big Dipper II Night Sky PaintingI have been working on a series of big dipper, night sky paintings and am currently working on IV right now. The first three paintings in this series have already been sold. Under the big Dipper II is shown below and I will be posting the next two of this series soon.
France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-64532270934964560422018-02-14T09:06:00.000-06:002018-02-14T09:06:04.440-06:00White Barn and Patchwork Fields
The mid to late summer fields often make me think of an old
patchwork quilt, when the wheat and oats ripen to a golden color among
the green of the corn and soybeans, here in the Midwestern Heartland.
The purple of the sky makes me think of the old quilt top that my great
grandmother had made and I found in my grandfathers trunk years ago and
the white barn of my other France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-27481796760298135272017-11-30T20:51:00.000-06:002017-11-30T20:51:24.352-06:00Red Barn Painting in the Field Rows
Among the Field Rows
I painted this scene of an overcast day in the country, when the crop rows in the fields are starting to fill in, and the air is heavy before a summer rain shower. The field rows lead back to an iconic red barn.
12 x 12" on stretched canvas.
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France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-65057805596394947572017-10-28T11:39:00.000-05:002017-10-28T12:01:07.188-05:00Old Country Schoolhouse Painting
The Old Country Schoolhouse
The idea for this painting comes from old rural schoolhouses that once dotted the back roads of America. One can still find a few of them, usually at country road intersections, and often turned into small country homes. I painted this old school house in a quiet field of poppies. The painting continues around the edges of the gallery-wrapped France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-17529000833129058782017-10-18T10:58:00.000-05:002017-10-18T11:01:47.018-05:00Farm Portrait Painting of an Old Red Barn and White Farmhouse
This is a farm portrait that I was commissioned to paint recently. This client wanted a simple scene of this lovely old Iowa farm, with its iconic old red barn and traditional foursquare style farmhouse. They decided on including the large central tree that the drive runs around between the barn and farmhouse, under a blue summer sky full of white clouds.
France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-88151485771794208472017-10-07T13:26:00.000-05:002017-10-08T09:33:45.508-05:00Farm Painting under a Star Filled Sky
The inspiration for this piece comes from the big, wide open sky that I love so about the country. I decided on painting the big dipper above this simple farm scene under a sky full of tiny stars. France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-17058653988810718312017-08-29T08:46:00.000-05:002017-08-29T08:46:26.684-05:00An Old Swedish Farm as a Contemporary Farm Portrait Painting
I have been too busy to post here for while now. Currently I am working on a commissioned painting of a custom farm portrait for a client. This will be a present for their husband so is under wraps for now! I will plan to post it here on my blog in the future, with my clients ok after it has been delivered. Here is an example of a previous farm portrait that I painted in France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-24267068777650137752017-08-12T15:17:00.000-05:002017-08-12T15:17:30.714-05:00Country Landscape Painting of an Old Midwestern Farm
This the most recent painting off of my easel. I started this painting back in the winter, but then set it aside, as I was not sure what direction I wanted to go with it. I looked at it one day in July and realized then what sort of farm landscape scene I wanted for it! I sometimes do this with a painting and am always happy when the full idea finally comes to me. France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-56072204825629917712017-07-21T20:42:00.000-05:002017-07-21T20:43:44.570-05:00 Horse Painting - Across a Quiet Pasture
I came across these horses in a quiet, secluded pasture several years ago. I painted them into a scene from my imagination earlier this year. This piece is one of my paintings from the quiet and peaceful American heartland.
More of my original country landscape paintings.
France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-26578503385554640312017-06-16T15:18:00.000-05:002017-06-16T15:18:48.779-05:00Country Landscape Paintings - American Road Trip Farm Paintings
Thank you to Ugallery for featuring my farm paintings in their new curated art collection "American Road Trip"
American Road Trip - Country Landscape Paintings
A COUNTRY MILESerene in the expanses of the American Heartland, Sharon France paints captivatingly simple and bucolic landscapes that express the idealism of farm life. Through clear tripartite compositional France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-2124274286587595572017-06-03T21:01:00.000-05:002017-06-03T21:01:03.787-05:00Old White Farmhouse Tonalist Farm Painting
This is one of my old farmhouse pieces that I painted a few years ago. As an artist, certain paintings become my favorites and this is one of them. I wanted a feel of an overcast sky with the chimney smoke drifting from the chimneys and a long country dirt road running past it. There is something special about the old iconic white farmhouses scattered throughout this France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-77870296233549441072017-05-31T20:23:00.000-05:002017-05-31T20:26:44.460-05:00Original Little Farm PaintingsI like the challenge of painting in different sizes for my original farm & barn paintings. Here is a selection of little paintings that I have done in a small 5 x 7" size, painted in acrylic paint on archival quality hardboard panels. These little pieces easily frame up into a standard sized picture frame.
Please click here to view these original little paintings inFrance Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-58808450277897350822017-05-19T16:07:00.000-05:002017-05-19T16:07:36.710-05:00Red Barn in Patchwork Farm Fields
Barn in the Patchwork Fields
I really like how the farm fields in later summer and fall start to take on a "patchwork" effect as crop colors change as they ripen. This farm painting was inspired by that look, and was recently sold to a collector in TX.
France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-41690117640617072912017-04-08T08:10:00.006-05:002017-04-08T08:10:52.822-05:00Little Barn Painting Study
Red Barn Along the Fence Line
A little farm study painted on a 5 x 7" archival hardboard panel.
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France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-33385453256099269882017-02-20T18:02:00.000-06:002017-02-20T18:02:58.692-06:00Sheep by a Quiet Old Farm Painting
Just a Little Ways from Home
I have had an idea for a new sheep painting floating around in my head for
a couple of months now. This is the newly finished painting from that idea. I painted this quiet sheep into an overcast farm scene from my imagination. I really like painting a variety of atmosphere in my country landscapes, from blue skies filled with puffy white France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-62263854852095790722017-02-01T18:13:00.001-06:002017-02-01T18:14:16.619-06:00Across the Quiet Pasture
Across the Quiet Pasture
Close up views of the painting.
This large original painting is done by myself, Sharon France. My inspiration for this painting came from the horses that I found in a rural pasture a couple of years ago. I painted them into a quiet country scene from my imagination. This piece measures 18" x 14" x .75 France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-42821922277226792382017-01-20T19:45:00.001-06:002017-01-20T19:48:17.577-06:00Red Barn in a Country Landscape
The Old Red Barn
Close up view of the painting.
I especially like to find an old barn with a cupola on top of it. This one is from my imagination and was inspired by an old barn on the backroad, that we occasionally take to another town. I decided on a traditional white farmhouse to paint into the farm scene with it, with a suggestion on distant France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-27470719007081275502016-12-27T09:19:00.005-06:002016-12-27T09:20:51.591-06:00Modern Farm Paintings
Old Farm Under a Pink Sky
5 x 7" on archival hardboard panel.
I am in the midst of working on a series of little country landscape paintings right now. These study paintings are from memories and thoughts that I have of old country farmsteads. I use them to work out ideas to possibly use for my larger canvas paintings.
I have lovedFrance Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-15970934773105511102016-12-10T09:08:00.000-06:002016-12-10T09:08:26.955-06:00Near the Quiet Stream
It s been a while since I have painted one of my overcast stream paintings. I really enjoy painting different types of weather in my landscapes. This scene makes me think of one of those still quiet days in the country, where you can hear the sounds from a very long ways away.
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France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-18171211632068149512016-11-19T09:08:00.000-06:002016-11-19T09:13:55.451-06:00Red Barn on a Quiet Farm Landscape Painting
Red Barn on an Old Farm
This painting was inspired by the old red barns and white farmhouses that were once so common along the country backroads, that I love. There is something so peaceful and pleasant about being out in the country on a quiet summers day! I hope to capture that in my paintings of summer time in the beautiful American Heartland. &France Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388750490988078217.post-2915882859998459932016-11-16T09:07:00.000-06:002016-11-16T09:07:03.611-06:00Old red barn in a quiet summer landscape
Red Barn in a Quiet Field
This landscape was inspired by the old wooden red barns that once were so common along the country back roads that I love. As time goes on, there are fewer and fewer of them left standing. I painted this simple red barn into a quiet summers landscape scene from my imagination. The piece is on a gallery wrapped canvas with finished edges. It comes readyFrance Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11548770061562009686noreply@blogger.com0