Abandoned Homestead

[MickeyMaguire]

I found a photograph in a list of abandoned properties and used it as a reference photo, laid a grid and carefully painted it to find out that it was actually supposed to be an historic site. So, I deleted it and will remove it from my portfolio.

[gxhpainter]

beautiful, just causes one to think of life lived in that cabin....

[HwyStar]

Huh... This painting looks just like this:

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Lincoln's Log Cabin (http://www.americantowns.com/il/lerna/organization/lincoln-log-cabin-state-historic-site)

[MickeyMaguire]

HwyStar, thanks for the heads-up on this. I took a few days to paint the cabin and made sure that the scale was perfect. I changed the logs around the door and windows, changed a few other things including the trees and outbuildings, and I added grass to the "yard", but at a glance, the painting and the reference photo were very close. I even had the image on my Zazzle store. I guess if I use a photograph for reference, I'll have to use my own photographs and not trust online "abandoned house" sites. Oh well, it's good practice. The Lincoln Cabin.... just my luck.

[HwyStar]

I lived in Decatur IL when I grew up and have seen this cabin before. The Land of Lincoln.