The painting was developed in color over several sessions. It includes a commuter rail train headed east. The river flooded on the final day and I was able to add a bit of water in the foreground.
309 12x20 oil on linen, Acton, Mass. |
Painted en plein air, using pen, paper, masking tape and watercolor. Blue caboose railway car with signal sign and trees in background. Central Massachusetts Rail Trail along Route 62, Hudson, Massachusetts.
304, 6x6 oil |
According to this website: https://www.traillink.com/trail/assabet-river-rail-trail/
this piece of railroad history is a 1921 Boston and Maine Railroad blue caboose.
Hudson Massachusetts is a town that recently won an award for its vibrant downtown shopping district.*
A couple of years ago longtime business Vic's Barbershop moved to a new locatioin and to record its original appearance, I painted a detailed portrait of the original location of Vic's Barbershop from a snapshot (https://assabetarts.blogspot.com/2021/06/barber-shop-has-been-in-downtown-hudson.html).
Since then I have painted several small watercolors scenes from life in this town.
Below, some horse paddocks and a red barn near River Road in Hudson with the Assabet River.
This watercolor is 6x4 inches. My favorite part was masking out the fence boards using thin tape.
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* References:
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hudson-americas-main-street-contest/
https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/business/2021/12/20/downtown-hudson-ma-declared-winner-of-2021-americas-main-streets-contest/8967423002/
https://www.mainstreetcontest.com/