How Life Used to Be
Material: Acrylic on Canvas
Date Created: December 11-15, 2022
Size: 24'' x 30''
Status: Commissioned Artwork
Once upon a time, the glistening tobacco leaves, bathed in the sunset, bore witness to the glory of southern Virginia, one of the oldest colonies in the United States. As time passed and regulations on tobacco increased, only the small red barn remained to tell the story, existing now only in people’s memories. It whispers of a slower, simpler life, where days were measured by the rising and setting sun and the rhythm of the seasons. The trees are still vibrant, the grass still lush. In spring and fall, the pond mirrors the past of rural Virginia, reflecting how life used to be.
Date Created: December 11-15, 2022
Size: 24'' x 30''
Status: Commissioned Artwork
Once upon a time, the glistening tobacco leaves, bathed in the sunset, bore witness to the glory of southern Virginia, one of the oldest colonies in the United States. As time passed and regulations on tobacco increased, only the small red barn remained to tell the story, existing now only in people’s memories. It whispers of a slower, simpler life, where days were measured by the rising and setting sun and the rhythm of the seasons. The trees are still vibrant, the grass still lush. In spring and fall, the pond mirrors the past of rural Virginia, reflecting how life used to be.