An original landscape paintingof two Vermont houses at the foot of a wooded hillside, showing how homes and landscape settle naturally together in the countryside

Painting of Houses Beneath the Vermont Hills

Twin Peaks

At the edge of a Vermont town, two houses sit at the foot of a wooded rise, their rooflines tucked beneath the tree-covered hills behind them.

Looking beyond the usual distractions of roads and fences, the shapes of the houses begin to relate to the forms of the landscape. It’s a quiet reminder of how many Vermont homes and villages naturally settle into the contours of the surrounding countryside.

Artistic detail of house windows with arched window frames
Artistic detail of trees tops meeting a bright pale sky
Artistic detail of a wooded hillside and dense woodland trees
Artistic detail of a peaked roof and the contrast and shapes of the architectural geometry

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