"Shop Talk" by Dave Barnhouse

Image Size
11" x 18"
Open Edition
Signed

"'While driving through the countryside I came to this small crossroads village,' the artist recalls. 'It really wasn't much more then two or three buildings. Almost nothing to it. These three old boys were just talking away. Small talk. Shop talk. I love to just kind of hang out and listen. These neighbors were sure in low gear, visiting among their farm equipment, comfortable in their bib overalls and secure in their friendship.

Dave Barnhouse is a painter of Americana and a self-described “country boy” who grew up in small towns and has no intention of leaving their environs either physically or emotionally. “I'm an artist who wants to make people feel as if they were back home on a Friday evening, so they can experience the warmth of a cozy fire and smell the homemade bread and cookies coming from the oven,” he says.

Growing up in small towns in Ohio, Dave Barnhouse has never forgotten the values learned in his youth. His art, prints and posters of Friday night cruising, tractor pulls and main street businesses remind us of simpler days in our past.

Dave Barnhouse captures every detail in his softly lit scenes. Whatever the subject, Barnhouse takes us on a short journey "home". Relax and enjoy the trip .