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9″ X 12″
Original Painting Size
Ruby Falls Barn
Calloway’s Round Barn
Calloway’s Round Barn
Rochester, IN
As I review many of my paintings, I will be including some of my early paintings, as well as my recent and more complex ones. Calloway’s Round barn caught my attention because of the design in the roof shingles. The barn is located near Rochester, Indiana, which is located between Kokomo and South Bend, Indiana, north of Indianapolis on Hwy 31. There are other barns in this part of the state that have other designs, such as tractors, American Flags and vintage cars. This round barn has the barnyard animals all the way around the barn, which makes it fun to see.
Amish Acres Round Barn Theatre
The Round Barn Theatre
Nappanee, Indiana
Every year, about the first week of August, Amish Acres plays host to the Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival, located on the grounds of a working Amish farm. My first outdoor festival, where I exhibited my artwork was at this show in 1976. It was located in the apple orchard back then and long before the Round Barn Theatre was a reality. I exhibited at the show 30 times.
I painted several paintings from around Amish Acres, including the Round Barn after it was erected. Other paintings were the Meat and Cheese Shop, Restaurant Barn and the Farm House.
At one time, many years ago, Amish Acres Art Festival was in the top 5 art festivals in the Country, I have exhibited and sold my artwork here for more than 30 years.
Katamaran Flag Sail
Katamaran Swim Around
Katamaran Sunset Sail
Lighthouse-Livingstone Memorial
Copyright Larry Johnston
Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse
Detroit, Michigan
When I was traveling and painting local landmarks, I decided to paint the Livingstone Memorial lighthouse, since I was exhibiting around the Detroit area at various times of the year. I had a good response to other lighthouses around the country.
The lighthouse was created through the Lake Carriers Association, as he was President of the association from 1909 until his death in 1925. The Association was a group of Large Shipping Companies that traveled the Great Lakes. It is located on the north end of Belle Isle, near Lake St. Clair.
The Lighthouse, made of marble, has a light, 84 ft. high with 11,500 candlepower, which has a 16-mile visibility on Lake St. Clair’s waters which flow into the Detroit River.
The Livingstone Memorial lighthouse was one of my early paintings of the 1980s.
My lighthouse paintings was one of the most asked for set of framed prints during our years of traveling around the Country exhibiting my artwork. Here are links to all of them…
Livingstone Memorial Light House
Crown Point Criminal Court
Copyright Larry Johnston