I am a contemporary Canadian landscape artist. I'm a visual story teller engaged in a mad race against time. recording disappearing pre-urbanized landscapes, as cities swallow land in fertile temperate zones. I use Elemental Texture, Luminous Colour, Symbolic Shapes and Lyrical Line and a process I have developed and call Glazed Acrylic. also see me on instagram @robinbarattaartist

Monday, July 28, 2025

Barn Bridge


 Once upon a time, barns were wood, and red, barn red that is. The livestock was below and the hay above. Nothing smelled as good as the hay loft, there was a somewhat scary ladder and often a rope to swing from.  The tractor pulling the hay wagons (or horses if your old enough to remember them) climbed the Barn Bridge, bales were pitched into the loft if you were strong enough or there might be a platform that was loaded and lifted. 

Wooden barns are an endangered species now. Too many have burned or fallen down, and modern farmers look to more durable materials.  Understandable, but they lack the character and romance of the old wooden barn.  

Barn Bridge

14x18, on cradled wooden board, ready to hang

$365. CDN free shipping in Canada

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