Uncle Bill's Cabin in Taos Canyon
We searched for this cabin for years. Family stories abound. Luckily, we found the records in the county building in Taos. The Taos County employees were very helpfull. My wife’s great-uncle taught at Phillips University and spent summers in Taos building this house on approx. four acres. The cabin about 5 miles from the traffic light up Taos Canyon Highway 54 East on the North side of the road. The owner let us visit and take photos! I painted this one from one of these photos. Uncle Bill carved the doors, furniture, all the wood work on the house was by hand. Local people helped with the adobe. Uncle Bill supposedly carved other people’s door and some items for local Taos churches. We have not been able to connect to any of these items, but we have one cabinet in our house that he hand carved and assembled. This cabin is nestled in the trees and overgrowth these days, but it has such a happy comfortable feel and I hope I have conveyed it in this painting.
We searched for this cabin for years. Family stories abound. Luckily, we found the records in the county building in Taos. The Taos County employees were very helpfull. My wife’s great-uncle taught at Phillips University and spent summers in Taos building this house on approx. four acres. The cabin about 5 miles from the traffic light up Taos Canyon Highway 54 East on the North side of the road. The owner let us visit and take photos! I painted this one from one of these photos. Uncle Bill carved the doors, furniture, all the wood work on the house was by hand. Local people helped with the adobe. Uncle Bill supposedly carved other people’s door and some items for local Taos churches. We have not been able to connect to any of these items, but we have one cabinet in our house that he hand carved and assembled. This cabin is nestled in the trees and overgrowth these days, but it has such a happy comfortable feel and I hope I have conveyed it in this painting.
We searched for this cabin for years. Family stories abound. Luckily, we found the records in the county building in Taos. The Taos County employees were very helpfull. My wife’s great-uncle taught at Phillips University and spent summers in Taos building this house on approx. four acres. The cabin about 5 miles from the traffic light up Taos Canyon Highway 54 East on the North side of the road. The owner let us visit and take photos! I painted this one from one of these photos. Uncle Bill carved the doors, furniture, all the wood work on the house was by hand. Local people helped with the adobe. Uncle Bill supposedly carved other people’s door and some items for local Taos churches. We have not been able to connect to any of these items, but we have one cabinet in our house that he hand carved and assembled. This cabin is nestled in the trees and overgrowth these days, but it has such a happy comfortable feel and I hope I have conveyed it in this painting.
Medium : Acrylic on Acid-Free Paper
Size: 11 in. X 14 in.
Status: Unmatted, Unframed