Rural Oil Landscape on Board

Charming oil on board, signed lower right, presenting a sunlit rural house in a close, intimate composition, focusing on the geometry of the building and the warmth of summer light. The white clapboard structure, with its steep rooflines and attached shed, fills most of the picture plane, while surrounding trees and a bright blue sky provide a lively natural backdrop. In the foreground, tall grasses and loosely painted garden growth soften the architecture, and a small standing figure introduces a quiet human presence.

The artist uses broad, confident brushstrokes and a restrained but effective palette of whites, greens, ochres, browns, and sky blues. Strong sunlight creates angular shadows across the siding and roof, emphasizing the planes of the building and giving the scene a crisp, observational quality. Rustic and immediate, a wonderful sense of everyday life!

25” x 20 3/4”