Linderhof As Art

In early December, friend Shirley Ann and I

went south to Carthage, Missouri

for their semi-annual Homes Tour

Carthage is full of wonderful Victorian Homes

And their tour is usually full of wonderfully decorated

homes.

It, too, is often my birthday celebration with Shirley Ann

for it falls close to my birthday

This year we went, 

And we loved this columned home

It looks so pretty and elegant

And inside, we found . . . 

This wee little painting of the house,

I was smitten

and wondered where they had gotten it.

I must admit I am a sucker for "house art"

And then we toured this Victorian

And inside was another 

wee painting

And as we continued to tour, house after house had one of these wee paintings

And I got the card of Mr. Steven Binam

who painted all of those pictures for the homes tour.

And I commissioned him

to do a painting of Linerhof

I sent him pictures of Linderhof, and we discussed a few things

And then he sent me a picture of his finished work

I was as smitten with this picture of Linderhof

as I was with the pictures of Linderhof!

We made arrangements for me to pick it up

It was bought not for me but for a Christmas present for Husband Jim

Now it joins the other two pictures of Linderhof . . . 

The pen and ink done by Mr. Miller who was a graphic artist

in his working career.   He retired to Fort Scott and picked up extra money

doing calligraphy for wedding invitations and the like and the occasional pen and inks

of Fort Scott's historic homes

The water color done by Mike Morris who for a time had a gallery

in Fort Scott.    His health forced him to move and I treasure the memories of visiting him in his studio both before and after he did Linderhof in watercolor

And now this wee (6 x 6 inch) painting on canvas.   No frame for the outside edges are part of the picture.    And it 's too small for a wall but instead will rest on an easel on a tabletop!

And I didn't just have him do Linderhof,

I also had him do one of Daughter Sarah and her Andy's house

I sent him this

And got this!!!

I love Christmas presents that are a complete surprise

And neither of them suspected that they were getting a painting of their house.

And they love it!

Steve will do your house, too, if you contact him!

painted_b@yahoo.com

He is from the Carthage area but if you're not, you could contact him and

see if your painting could be mailed!***

***I get nothing from this recommendation.   I just think that Steve is talented and if you love your house as much as I love Linderhof, that you deserve a painting of it!     And Steve is your man!     The size is precious and the fact that they sit on an easel makes them special.