Sash Window Metal Print

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Sometimes I step out of my generally happy mood and create a piece of art that is dark, gloomy, eerie and mysterious. This window was just begging to be black and white! In the original photo, the clapboards are red and the window frame is a pale white. When coming out of the most colorful and splendid Flower Show in Portland Maine, I was drawn to this window. It's broken, the edges are rough. The window itself is very old. I love that it still has the weights in the center with the rope. Those windows are called Sash Windows. It seems the Sash Window originates from Holland in the 17th century and brought to the UK where they became widely known as the 'Yorkshire' sash. There were many articles written about the Sash Window in the 1500's. Here is one: However, W. Horman, in his Vulgaria , printed in 1519, writes: 'Glasen wyndowis let in the lyght . . . I have many prety wyndowes shette with levys goynge up and down.' Needless to say, this window is not in England, but in Portland Main...

Thank you so much for visiting my Fine Art America page. Throughout my life, I have always enjoyed taking photos. My favorite part of taking photos is sharing them with people so they might visit places from afar even if they can't physically be there. The world is an amazing place and I feel that it is our responsibility to enjoy, preserve and share our love for the places we visit. As a child, I would use my parents camera to take photos that reflected my passions, which are flowers, horses, ocean, and snow storms. Here in Maine, we are fortunate to have an abundance of places and a vast array of weather to take many interesting photographs. Many of my photos are taken in and around Acadia National Park. Acadia National Park is New...