Closed for the Winter, (Westport), 1946 Standish Backus Jr. a watercolor painting by James

a watercolor painting by James Couper Wright

an original watercolor painting by Ken Decker

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Bunker Hill House

Closed for the Winter, (Westport), 1946 Standish Backus Jr. a watercolor painting by JamesA California fine art gicle print on premium watercolor paper. "Dad originally called this `Winter Scene'. It's the old farm house across the street on Roseville Road in Westport, CT, and was reproduced in Watercolor Methods, a book edited by Norman Kent in 1955 and published by Watson Guptill. The black cat I owned as a child had the unimaginative name of Blackie! The apple tree died years ago, but otherwise the scene looks the same today. Painting