Burson Road Morning-New Work

Burson Road Morning
4.5" x 6.5"
original gouache (opaque watercolor) painting on textured, heavy watercolor paper
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$35 + $10 USPS or free local delivery/pickup

As part of my efforts to learn about the county in which I live, I spend time out and about driving around. Sometimes I have a destination in mind but sometimes I just head up one of the highways. For this painting, I went west on 26 and right up Olive Orchard Rd. That Olive Orchard Rd. development area is interesting enough but then I turned on to Burson Rd accidentally. The town of Burson is just up the road from me so I assume that this road I was on is part of that-I believe it pops back out on highway 12. What a beautiful area though. The morning light was just perfect as I took some photos. I couldn't wait to get back home and work on this painting.

I did a little research this morning and came across an account of the history of the town of Burson written for the SPWCH by Sal Manna. Take a minute to visit the site and read the account. It was interesting to me just how much impact the railroad system had on the development of small towns such as Burson. I also did an earlier post on the Milton Masonic Hall located in Milton. The town of Milton seems to have been affected by the railroad as well.

Libby