This painting features a scene from the small town of Bland, Missouri. Bland is located along the old Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad-St. Louis Line. The railroad has not had any rail traffic on it for almost 30 years, but it is not officially abandoned. The town was organized in 1902 and is supposedly named after Richard Parks Bland, a U.S. Congressman from Missouri.
This watercolor painting was completed from a photo taken back in 2006. The day was quite warm, and the large shaded area under the tree was very inviting. The streets were empty and it looked like the townsfolk decided to stay inside on this warm, July day. It sure was a slow Saturday in Bland!
I am especially proud of this painting because it won the Watercolor Painting Blue Ribbon at the 2008 Washington County [Missouri] Fair.
D. Tom Conboy
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