Remnants of Yesteryear

Remnants of Yesteryear

Original watercolor by Tim Myrick

9" h X 19" w

Artist's Story

The story of this scene is not one of what happened to this dilapidated barn. This is a story about real people and how one space can touch each of them differently. This painting tells the story of the generations of people who spent much of their lives within the cavernous walls of this barn over the span of almost a century. Every worker, every foreman and boss has his or her own story to tell about this landmark. The tobacco farm where I grew up had rows of these structures that were filled, one by one, with the prized cigar wrapper tobacco harvested during the long, hot summers. My personal story is one of awakening through hard work. It was in this barn that I put in my first day of labor on the farm at age eight. After that first summer working in the barn, I spent every summer through high school working in the fields. This is where I realized that I needed a good education in order to achieve my dream of becoming an artist.

Artist's Statement

I’ve known I was an artist since I was 8 years old. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art, I pursued a corporate career as a creative director for over 25 years, while continuing to paint and show my work.

Following a period of extreme illness, I received the lifesaving gift of a kidney transplant in 2022. It was truly the first day of the rest of my life. As I recovered, I was energized by the pure joy of being in the studio painting daily. My creativity and my dedication to my work elevated to new levels.
My goal is to create art that engages the viewer. Watercolor is, for me, the perfect medium to interpret and portray the sights and mood that make the story of a particular scene so compelling. Recently, I rediscovered both my early love of nature, and my passion for capturing its warmth, complexity, and abstractions through my watercolors.

I now dedicate the majority of my time to my art, in addition to teaching art at the college level, creating bonsai, gardening, and landscaping.

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