Eli's House

“Eli’s house or Marvin’s fence?” A house becomes a home when memories are shared, children are raised, and friendships have begun. This painting was started Plein Air and finished in the studio. I love older buildings because I imagine the many stories they would tell. Almost the entirety of East Berlin, the next town located north of where I live is on the National Register of Historic Places. I was trying to capture the feeling of a clear, crisp fall day but there is so much more to every location. Because I know some of the recent occupants, I think of this as the house where Eli grew up in East Berlin, Pennsylvania