{"product_id":"old-red-sugar-house-preview","title":"Old Red Sugar House - Preview","description":"\u003cp\u003eOld Red Sugar House, New England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe idea for this tutorial came originally from an email I received from one of the members, who asked if I would consider painting something that featured old rustic farm machinery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI thought this was a great idea; so a few weeks later, when I came across this photo of an Old Red Sugar House in New England with the rusting skeleton of an ancient plough in the foreground, I was inspired to do a painting of it as a winter tutorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the name suggests these Sugar Houses (also referred to as Sugar Shacks or Sap Houses) were built for the production of Maple Syrup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI love the weathered structure of the old shack, which gives us the opportunity for some fine brush detailing, and provides us with a lovely contrast against the strong blue of the winter sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe skeletal forms of the trees offer us the perfect backdrop, and there’s plenty of foreground interest with the rustic old plough, partly glimpsed through the spokes of the simple iron wheels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat fun to get us all painting during the holiday season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watercolour Landscapes with Geoff Kersey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40625057333291,"sku":"old_red_sugar_house_preview","price":0.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2561\/6166\/products\/Old-Red-Sugar-House_Thumb_b9034c73-7768-4d0c-90f8-64ab3766e685.jpg?v=1671779748","url":"https:\/\/watercolourlandscapes.co.uk\/en-nz\/products\/old-red-sugar-house-preview","provider":"Watercolour Landscapes with Geoff Kersey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}