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History of a Painting - Brown Barn with Texaco pump.

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Brown Barn with Texaco Pump.

Cartersville, Georgia

Acrylic Painting by Larry Johnston©

There was a time when I enjoyed painting pictures of old fallen down barns. While living in Cartersville, Georgia, I was driving down Sugar Valley Road, when I saw this farm house, with a barn and a gas pump near it, so I took some photographs of it.  I eventually painted the picture and found that people wanted more pictures of gas pumps, so I eventually painted other pumps, like Shell, Gulf, Sinclair, American, Marathon and of course several Texaco pumps. We called this one "Brown Barn Texaco" since I later painted one with a red barn in the paining.  We called it "Red Barn Texaco", of course.

During one of the art festivals, a young couple purchased the painting, which was a 9" x 12" canvas acrylic painting.  They had a pick up truck that they had restored, and wanted me to paint the truck in this painting.  Instead of adding to the painting, we agreed that a second painting would be done as a continuation of this painting, to hang next to this one. (I will feature that one tomorrow)

Blogs About Some of My Other Paintings and their History:

Restored Truck,....  Brown Barn Texaco,....  Weldy School,....  Broken Swing,....  Chicago Theatre,....  Bonnie Doon Ice Cream, S. Mich. St.,....  Armuchee House,....  The Corner Shelf,....  Loew's Jersey Theatre,....  Marathon Gas Pump,....  Calloway's Round Barn,....  River Street, Savannah, GA,....  Court House, Crown Point, IN,....  Pooles Mill Covered Bridge,....  Steak and Shake,....  The Peanut Shop,....  Hot Diggity Dogs,....  Wrigley Field,.... Piano Through a Window,.... The Coconut Tree,....  Barber Tonics,.... Pelican Diner,.... A & W Drive-in,.... The Lantern,.... The FOX Theatre, Atlanta,...  Tri-Way Outdoor Theatre,...  Rexall Drug Store,...  A Family Homestead,...  The Palace Theatre,...  Angel's Diner,...  Krispy Kreme, Gainsville, Florida,...  Bonnie Doon US31,...  Ross Diner,...  The Gag & Heave,... A&W Root Beer Barrel,...  Bonnie Doon, Lincolnway, Mishawaka, IN,...  Train Depot, Cartersville, GA,...  Dairy Queen,...  Firestone Store,...  The South Shore,...  The Gathering Place,...  4-Way Lunch,...  Mustard and Ketchup,... McDonald's,...  Lost Mountain Store,...   The Big Chicken,...  Euharlee, GA. Covered Bridge,...  Juliette, GA Church,...  Fried Green Tomatoes House,...  Whistle Stop Cafe,...   Whistle Stop Train Depot,...  Tilley Park,...   Jimmy's Hurricane,...   Barber Chair,...  Fire Truck,...   Rosies Diner,... Judge Roy Bean's   

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If you know someone who wants to Buy or Sell a Home in Elkhart County, St Joseph County, 

or surrounding areas, have them call me:

Larry Johnston, 574-304-7577

Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC

Elkhart, Indiana

or email larry@larry-johnston.com   

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Sharon Paxson
Sharon Paxson, Realtor® EQTY Forbes Global Properties - Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach Real Estate

Hi Larry - love this painting and it feels historical. Love the detail, and you are quite talented! Beautiful.

Feb 14, 2015 12:38 AM
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Larry Johnston I really enjoy seeing your paintings. Love the older gas pumps with the glass reservoir on top. Those are the classic pumps!

Feb 14, 2015 01:58 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Larry Texaco Stations use to be all over the place, but I can remember the last time I saw one.  Goes to show no business is safe.

Feb 14, 2015 07:18 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Oh, I forgot about adding another painting to hang beside this one.  That couple was very grateful!

Feb 14, 2015 11:02 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Very smart doing a second painting and it was good marketing too. Love the nostalgia of it.

Feb 14, 2015 09:42 PM