Hazel Ferry Large oil painting by Barbara Haviland

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Hazel Ferry large oil paintingd Barbara Haviland

By Barbara Haviland Texas Landscape Artist on 7/10/2015 9:54:56 AM Comment on this

© Barbara Haviland

The Hazel Ferry info taken from the achrives of McNeese. I was researching old Lake Charles, La for historical buildings to paint and came across this ferry"Steamer" and thought it would make a nice painting. The time period was around the early 1900's

  In June, 1888, Captain A. W. Wehrt established the ferry between Lake Charles and Westlake, Louisiana and with the growth and development of the ferry has increased proportionately, until today.  It is absolutely indispensable to the citizens of this section in their intercourse between the two places. 

            The Steamer Hazel, which is the largest boat upon Lake Charles, and Calcasieu River, is a well-built double hull craft, 89 feet long, with a 37 foot beam, and in addition to the two cabins and lower deck, has a beautiful and spacious upper deck, which gives the traveler a commanding view of the city, lake, river and surrounding territory. 

            The Hazel is especially well-equipped for the transportation of heavy and package freight as well as passengers, being operated upon a regular winter and summer schedule on her trip of two and one-half miles across the lake and return.

 http://www.louisiana101.com/pc_lc.html

Title  Hazel Ferry

Medium oils on canvas

Size  36"x24"

http://barbarahaviland.fineartstudioonline.com/works/1166528/hazel-ferry-large-oil-painting

   

©Barbara Haviland  Barb's Garden 2014

Luna's Jacal Big Bend National Park by Barbara Haviland

Luna's Jacal in Big Bend National Park by Barbara Haviland

By Barbara Haviland Texas Landscape Artist on 7/7/2015 9:17:43 PM Comment on this

© Barbara Haviland--LunasJacul

The Luna Jacal or Luna's Jacal was the residence of Gilberto Luna, a Mexican pioneer farmer in the area of Texas that would become Big Bend National Park. The jacal, an indigenous Tejano dwelling suited to the desert environment, was built about 1890^[2] with a low sandstone and limestone wall about 4 feet (1.2 m), with forked poles set upright into the walls, supporting roof poles. The house backs up to a large boulder. A heavier line of poles extends the length of the jacal. The roof was made of ocotillo branches weighted down with earth and stones, presently replaced with an inappropriate soil-cement roof. Luna raised a large family at the jacal, peacefully coexisting with otherwise hostile Comanche who used the Alamo Creek area as a war trail. Luna died there in 1947 at age 108 or 109.^[3]

Luna's jacal was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 8, 1974.^[1] It was restored in 1971 and again stabilized in 1983.^[2]  

INFO  gotten from Wipipedia.. 

Title  Luna's Jacal in Big Bend National Park

medium oils on canvas

Size  24H"x36W"

signed and purchase is  900.00 + shipping

PS  It was very cool in the house.

   

©Barbara Haviland  Barb's Garden 2014

Hippie Chick A Fun painting Barbara Haviland

By Barbara Haviland Texas Contemporary Artist on 7/5/2015 8:45:00 PM Comment on this

© Barbara Haviland--HippieChick

This painting was done with one of my students last week. She wanted to do a person so we started out on a cartoon like person. Hippie Chick is what I did. She did a cute companion piece. WE had fun and that is what it is all about.  Creating and having fun with paint.

Title Hippie Chick

Medium oils on canvas

Size 6"x6"

purchase  50.00 + 9.00 shipping

Signed and framed

http://barbarahaviland.fineartstudioonline.com/works/1160447/hippie-chick-oil-painting-by-barbara-haviland-texas-contemporary-artist

   

©Barbara Haviland  Barb's Garden 2014