Restored Factory Building (MassMOCA) MA Route 2, North Adams, MA-2008 Mixed Media on canvas. 18H x 18W Abandoned Shipyard Building Port of San Francisco, CA Version 2-2009 Mixed Media on canvas. 18H x 18W Private Collection Abandoned Factory Building Old US Route 11, Pulaski, VA-2009 Mixed Media on Board. 16H x 16W Private Collection One area of special interest to me in the past couple of years are the facades and "street frontage" of vernacular buildings across America. Many historic (and not so historic) buildings often were designed with their "face" to the main street or highway. Photographing the building details, deconstructing them, and reassembling the components provides a basis for creating a new mixed media art piece. The facades are recreated in a new way when the images are transferred to canvas or board, and become new expressions of the building’s character when acrylic paint is added and blended. The intent is to create "imaginary landscapes" that compliment the facades and complete the visual "story". ALL IMAGES AND WRITTEN COPY © 2009 ERIC ENGSTROM - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED