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History of a Painting - Red Covered Bridges (Set of 4)

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History of a Painting - Red Covered Bridges (Set of 4)

Every year about this time, Parke County, Indiana is flooded with people during the week long, Parke County Covered Bridge Festival. For several years, I participated in the festival, as I exhibited on the Courthouse lawn in Rockville, Indiana. Excitement covers the communities of Rockville, Bridgeton, Rosedale, Mecca and Mansfield as hundreds of vendors are scattered around the County.

There are 31 Covered Bridges in Parke County, most of them Red, with White ends to assist in vision.  It is also known as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World".  During the Covered Bridge Festival, always held, starting on the 2nd Friday, in October, and covers 2 weekends during the 10 day period.

Indiana's largest festival even has tours of the bridge locations, as well as buses available, for transportation to the various communities.  Many activities are offered throughout the County, such as the Art Gallery, a live stage play and plenty of food in Rockville, to the large variety of stores, arts and crafts, as well as Bar-B-Que and other food specialties scattered across Parke County, located near the Illinois-Indiana boarder in Central Indiana.

Acrylic Paintings by Larry Johnston©

 

I exhibited my paintings and prints of the Covered Bridges,

as well as the sets for sale during the festival. 

 

If you ever have a chance to explore Parke County's Covered Bridges and the Festival, I would recommend spending a couple days in the area.

 

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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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Carol-Ann Palmieri
RE/MAX Executive Realty, Al and Cal Realty Group - Franklin, MA
"Cal" the Real Estate Gal

Sounds like a fun event. Something different for sure.    Love the paintings Larry. 

Oct 16, 2015 11:08 PM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Good Saturday morning Larry Johnston -

Your painting skills and artistic side beams in your paintings.  There is a covered bridge much like the one you've shared in Northern NM that we stop and enjoy each time we're in the area.

Oct 16, 2015 11:30 PM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Larry. This set is just fabulous. I like them horizontally.

Oct 17, 2015 12:54 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Larry - I love covered bridges.  I wonder if you have painted any bridges in Pennsylvania where I grew up.  There are plenty of covered bridge there.

Oct 17, 2015 01:28 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Larry, red covered bridges sure stand out, and love your paintings, bet they were a hit at shows!

Oct 17, 2015 02:34 AM
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Really nice Larry, you are talented. Did you ever consider painting a picture of a clients new home for a closing gift?

Oct 17, 2015 07:23 AM
Larry Johnston

I have, but my cost would be 30 to 40 hours and cost for frame and materials. I decided against it because of the time factor.

Oct 17, 2015 07:52 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your paintings and some of the history behind them.

Have an outstanding weekend.

Oct 17, 2015 09:59 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Covered bridges are so unique.  We have a couple in CT but I don't believe they are painted red

Oct 17, 2015 11:00 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Larry love the old covered bridges.  As Ed mentioned in the previous comment we have covered bridges here in CT as well.  They would make a great addition to your collection.

Oct 17, 2015 11:18 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Good morning larry. Thank you for sharing the photos. Have a good day.

Oct 17, 2015 09:28 PM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Wow Larry!  That's a lot of covered bridges and I bet they are beautiful.  

Oct 17, 2015 09:31 PM
Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert
Richmond, TX

I just had to see these I loved covered Bridges I hope you have a great Sunday!

Oct 18, 2015 09:12 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

The Covered Bridge Festival in Parke County was always one of my favorite shows.  The colors on the drive there were always magnificent, and the theatre production was not to be missed.  I miss it all now.

Oct 18, 2015 10:03 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Amazing how much the red ones look alike. They must have been built by the same builder. Excellent work Larry.

Oct 19, 2015 12:30 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Parke County Covered Bridge Festival sounds like an interesting event.

Oct 19, 2015 12:44 AM
Robert Bob Gilbert
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties - Katy, TX
Your Katy TX ( West of Houston) Real Estate Expert

Larry, covered bridges are from a past time and are cool. Good paintings once again created by you. 

Oct 19, 2015 06:10 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Larry

Your artwork is outstanding.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Oct 19, 2015 12:44 PM
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

Hi, Larry. Your prints are awesome. I think the covered bridge festival sounds wonderful. I'm into stuff like that. 

Oct 21, 2015 08:21 AM
Kimo Stowell
HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 - Honolulu, HI
REALTOR Associate® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i

Aloha Larry,

I never realized Indiana has so many covered bridges. I never think of Indiana as getting lots of snow, thanks for sharing your work.

a hui hou,

Oct 22, 2015 04:51 AM
Ellen Caruso
Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty - Glen Head, NY

Larry, a series is always so nice and collectible. The bridges are catchy, artistic and conversational.

Mar 06, 2016 10:17 AM
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