The town of Treloar, Missouri is located along the Katy Trail. The Katy Trail was once the rail corridor for the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad. The Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad was also known as the 'MKT' or simply the 'Katy.'Treloar features several old structures that really have a lot of character. I took a photo of a group of old grain elevators while I was biking through the area back in 2004. I also discovered a 1962 photo of the railroad depot in Treloar. You could also see a boxcar sitting next to one of the elevators in that 1962 photo.
The depot and the tracks are long gone, but as of 2004 the elevators remained. I have not visited Treloar in a few years, but recent photos of the elevator complex show several of the support structures that were present in 2004 are now missing today. I am glad I was able to photograph the area before these structures were removed.
The painting above was completed from the photo I had taken back in 2004. I originally was going to include the entire complex in the painting, but I did not find a suitable composition. I decided to focus the painting on the main elevator which displayed the sign, "Marthasville Feed & Supply Co." Overall, I like the painting, but I am still not fully satisfied with its composition. I will probably go back to Treloar and paint the elevators on location, although it will not include those original structures that gave the elevator complex its character.
D. Tom Conboy
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