This watercolor was painted from a photograph I had taken back in November of 2004. The location of this painting is along the Katy Trail in Rocheport, Missouri. Rocheport is an old railroad town that is a great place to stop along the Katy Trail. Just west of this location is a railroad tunnel, and it is the only tunnel on the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad. This section of the Katy Trail is very beautiful and the old town is very quaint and has several neat little shops. If you ever plan on biking or hiking the Katy Trail in Missouri, make sure you stop at Rocheport.
The painting’s subject is an old structure located right along the trail. I loved the way the vines were growing over it as well as the condition of the old brickwork structure. I do not believe this building was occupied, but I could be wrong. I spent the day hiking this section of the trail and taking photos of the railroad tunnel and the fall foliage. It had been a very mild fall season and many of the colorful leaves were still clinging to the branches on this warm November day.
D. Tom Conboy
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