Silo - by Darren Maurer

8" x 48"

I have the silo painting 99% finished. While letting it dry for a few days I will keep checking it for things I need to add or change.... but it is all but finished. I'm happy with the final product. After it is completely dry it will get crated and shipped to New York City. I like painting landscapes in this wide horizontal format. It really emphasizes the horizon line we have here. I've also included a close up of the star of the show, the silo itself. I under painted this panel in a burnt russet orange color before starting the landscape. I purposely left some of the orange showing on the edges of the trees and at the horizon line. It really gives the painting a close to evening atmosphere. Check out the thousands of brush strokes in the picked corn field. I still have some other commissions I'm working on and I will post them as they are finished. This is a Sold Painting - Commission.

Silo - by Darren Maurer

8" x 48"

This painting isn't yet finished. I decided to post a progress shot of the painting so people can see I am really still working. My client lives in New York, NY, and is originally from Northwest Iowa. Her husband's family used to build silo's all over the Midwest and this painting represents one of the silos built by his family. A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store grain or fermented feed known as silage. The pattern you see around the top perimeter of a silo is a distinct design solely used by those that built the silo. Everyone had their own design and it was quite a big deal to the silo builders. This silo will have the pattern of my client's family showing proudly above the tree line at this farm. The picked corn field and the wide horizon line are also telltale signs of place in this piece. Commission Painting - Sold.