Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Staple Bend Tunnel, 9 x 12, Ron Donoughe

Over the last 15 months I've done about 60 small plein air paintings of Johnstown. Most were done while standing next to my truck. This one required a bit more effort. It was a 2-mile walk from the parking area, which meant carrying my supplies 4 miles to do this. This tunnel, just 4 miles east of Johnstown, was the first railroad tunnel built in the United States. It was constructed between 1831-34 and is 900 feet long.
The exhibition, Scenes of Johnstown and Cambria County opens April 14.
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4 comments:

Steve Wetzel said...

Hi Ron,

Excellent painting...well worth the 4 miles I think. I mentioned to you before that I did a lot of work over the years out in Johnstown and Cambria County. Where and when is your show going to be held? I'd like to be able to get to it if it's possible.

March 13, 2012 at 9:52 PM
blah said...

This is a great painting! Very very nice!

March 13, 2012 at 10:12 PM
Taryn Day said...

This is an unusual subject, to say the least, and it pulls me right in. I think painting outside is exhausting enough without a four mile hike!

March 14, 2012 at 7:49 AM
Julie Riker said...

I agree with everyone that this was worth the hike to paint. The warm tones at the distant end of the tunnel draw me back there.

March 16, 2012 at 10:55 PM

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