The Farm House [Dimensions: e.g., 36" x 48" or your actual size] · Carbon pencil, blackening watercolours, and inks on paper mounted to canvas · [ 2018–2024]
This haunting rural scene reclaims the farmhouse as both shelter and symbol of deeper roots. The structure stands weathered yet enduring, surrounded by fields that fade into shadow and memory—echoing the lineage in the Americas since before 1609, the pull of home, and the quiet labor of survival across generations.
Windows glow faintly in the blackening dusk, hinting at lives inside: stories of birth, loss, resilience, and the slow accumulation of time. The drips and layers mirror the land itself—scarred by seasons, yet fertile for what comes next. No overt figures, but the house itself becomes the unmasked self: stripped of illusion, holding the weight of history while opening to possibility.
A meditation on place, inheritance, decay, and quiet rebirth—dark yet eternally hopeful in its steadfast presence.
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