Victorian Mansions

Every single house has so much to it. It screams detail, whether you are speaking about the architecture, shape, size, or features, each displays a certain characteristic. I was always very fascinated by painting houses. The shadows and captured light shows so much about a house. Also, the environment in which the house was in could really play a new spin on the interpretation of the structure itself. To concentrate on one of my most well know houses painting, "House by the Railroad", really captures all of these elements that were just mentioned. I created this image by using all of the inspiration from the houses I saw throughout New England and Paris. Everything from the windows, the doors, the size, the chimneys, the columns, the roofs, they are all smaller elements that make a house, a house. The windows in this particular house really make a statement. They are very tall, which lets in a lot of natural light, which also captures a lot of shadows on the house itself. The fourth floor attic is very different therefore can capture a lot of viewers' eye. The columns on the first floor make the size of the house even more dramatic. As you can see, there's so much to think about in this painting. Your eye can be drawn to any detail.

"House by the Railroad"