“The Hearth” 18″ x 24″ acrylic on canvas
“The Hearth” was started and completely painted during the quarantine for the Coronavirus in 2020. The photo was set up in our home using the bed warmer that was actually used by my wife’s grandmother, my Mossberg 500 shotgun, and our gas fireplace. This was a fun painting, though not without a fair amount of work. The bricks were time consuming, and I really struggled with the bed warmer, both color and shape. (I may go back to it and try to improve it.) The shotgun was relatively easy, though I did tape off the edges to help make them straighter. The hearth stone turned out a little bluer and smoother than I wanted. The screen came out ok, and the fireplace eventually took shape.