Seneca school

This is Seneca school in Maryland. It is a historical site left standing as it was in the 19th century. The tin roof is badly rusting but the stone walls may never fall down. I included a setting of 19th century children at play in the scene but left the building as I sketched it on a cold gray November day. In lieu of this conflict of settings I can only draw the conclusion that my characters must be ghosts who are still there only we don't see them

Pennyfield Lock

The next in this series, Pennyfield Lock. It is also for sale: $250 (10.5"x 14") watercolor.

Riley's lock

Here is the latest in my C&O Canal series. This is Riley's lock. I added a lot of children in the scene because the historian at the lock house told me the Riley's were a big family of seven back in the 19th century. I created the watercolor from my sketch that I made on location. The house is as you would find it today, everything else in the painting I made up.