Great, Great Grandad Ross ...

A few years ago, I painted this scene for Maureen of the Ross homestead in Fitzroy Township, Ontario, Canada. She had been researching her family history at the time and had a truly inspiring experience on this trip. We have a couple of old artifacts from this old barn. It was one of the only remaining original structures built by her great, great grandad Ross!

She just returned a couple of days ago from another trip to Ireland where she was researching this same family line ... she came home with an old mossy stone from their old homestead in Longford, Ireland along with more inspiring stories of success. She was able to find exactly what she was looking for over there to be able to connect the dots a little further back in her Ross line! She maintains that if you want to have a spiritual experience, just start doing some family history work! This little painting is another tribute to her selfless work! Acrylic on canvas (20"x 16")