This is Nancy Jo’s painting on the barn door done in 1952. Has anyone seen her other work?
Sunset Lodge – Photo courtesy of the Sunset Lodge
What becomes of a painter’s studio once the painter leaves it? Once upon a time Horace Wheeler, the owner of Sunset Lodge, had a daughter who loved to paint. Her name was Nancy Jo Wheeler. Horace built her a studio behind the Lodge, actually behind the barn, and she used it for many years. One of the things she painted was a primitive of barnyard animals on the barn door of the barn. I’ve not seen her other work. After she left the wind and the weather took their toll and the “Paint Box” as it was called, fell down. It is interesting to imagine the days she spent there, painting.
The Paint Box as it appears today.
Nancy Jo's painting corner.
Perhaps Nancy Jo like to practice in the privacy of her Paint Box. An old pump organ is still there.
The back side of the building appears relatively intact until you go closer.
Corner of the Paint Box
Paint Box Remains - Nancy Jo must have used the Paint Box in cold weather for there still is an old wood stove inside. You can see the hole the stove pipe went into the chimney.