Eyebrow House
Acrylic on canvas
My wife discovered for me this view of this charming cottage on Beechtree Lane in the North Wayne section of Radnor. She thought the eyebrow in the curved tower looked sinister, peeking through the trees. Though she saw this as a larger painting, I chose to work plein air, since I like the simple structure of the scene.
The house does not seem to match any of the models of the original “rural home” models designed by Wendell & Smith in the late 1800s, but is most certainly of the style of the era. The fence, though not an original detail, reinforces the feeling of seclusion.