Tag: fence
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Winter Companions
Created in his later years, Merrill Coffin’s Winter Companions reveals the artist’s enduring gift for capturing both the beauty and quiet resilience of the natural world. In this painting, two pheasants stand together in the left foreground, their bodies angled toward the right as though poised to step forward. A…
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Golden Fields & Crimson Wings
An Autumn Moment by Merrill Coffin Merrill Coffin’s work has always captured the quiet poetry of rural life, and this autumn scene is no exception. In the painting done in 1995, the bold red of a male cardinal perched atop a weathered fence post draws the eye immediately. Just below,…
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The Pond’s Reflections
Merrill Coffin’s “The Pond’s Reflection” invites viewers into a world painted in the warm hues of fall. The scene unfolds in a golden field, where the traces of tire marks hint at human activity in this otherwise untouched landscape. Pheasants grace the left forefront, their vibrant feathers mirroring the palette…