Mid-Century Rustic Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Deacon

This is an original oil painting on canvas depicting a rustic winter farm scene, created in a style popular during the mid-to-late 20th century. The composition features a traditional wooden barn and a cylindrical silo as focal points, set against a snow-covered landscape. The artist utilizes a thick impasto technique, particularly visible in the snow-laden foreground and the roofs of the buildings, giving the piece a palpable texture and three-dimensional quality. The color palette is composed of warm ochres and earthy browns for the structures, contrasted with cool whites, grays, and icy blues for the snow and sky. Notable features include a rustic wire fence line in the mid-ground and a dirt path cutting through the frosty terrain. The painting is signed 'Deacon' in dark paint in the lower right corner. The artwork is housed in a multi-tiered wooden frame featuring a gold-toned inner lip and a textured white linen or fabric liner, which exhibits some minor discoloration or 'foxing' consistent with age. The canvas appears to be in good stable condition without visible punctures or significant paint loss, though a fine layer of surface dust is present. This piece reflects the aesthetic of mass-produced 'decorative' art often sold in galleries during the 1970s and 1980s, characterized by nostalgic rural themes and vigorous brushwork.