House with a Water Pump is a painting by Cyril Maza which was uploaded on January 26th, 2014.
House with a Water Pump
Painted from memory, this painting shows the house where I grew up. My parents built the house in a barrio around two miles away from the town... more
by Cyril Maza
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Title
House with a Water Pump
Artist
Cyril Maza
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
Painted from memory, this painting shows the house where I grew up. My parents built the house in a barrio around two miles away from the town proper.
That house is probably the first concrete house that was ever built in that area. Our closest neighbor lived still a few hundred yards away.
It was almost surrounded by rice fields and fruit-bearing trees. The only other man-made structure in that area was a small pump house, which my parents had also built, to house a diesel-powered water pump. That pump was used to irrigate the rice fields.
It was very quiet in that area, being away from the town proper and all its busy streets. In the morning, you could wake up at the sound of chirping birds, and at the crowing of roosters. At night, you could hear the chirping of crickets and, specially after a heavy rain, the croaking of frogs.
The house had not yet been connected to the local power grid when we moved in. We basically could not use any electric-powered appliance during those times. At night, it was very dark, and we only used kerosene lamps for lighting. Outside, we had the stars and the moon giving light from the sky above us. And yes, we also had fireflies that gave light from the trees in front of the house. I still remember the fun and the laughters we had catching fireflies, and playing in front of the house during full moons.
This painting is an acrylic-on-canvas painting. I finished this painting on the 25th of January 2014, and is my first painting for the year 2014.
This painting has/had been featured in the following FAA groups:
1.) Paintings - January 27, 2014
2.) Excellent Self-Taught Artists - January 28, 2014
3.) Beauty - January 30, 2014
4.) Best Art Ever - January 31, 2014
5.) Water in Motion - January 31, 2014
6.) Naive Art - January 31, 2014
7.) Memories and Nostalgia - January 31, 2014
8.) Asian Artists - Februay 1, 2014
9.) Comfortable Art - February 9, 2014
Uploaded
January 26th, 2014
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Comments (97)
Brian Tada
Truly a joy and an honor to add the 100th "like" for this exceptional image. What a beautiful painting, Cyril, and such precious memories you have preserved in this fine work of art. Really love the colors and stunning composition. Congratulations on your many well-deserved group features on FAA! F/L
Michele Myers
This is one of my favorites, Cyril - love the overhead perspective and the composition of diagonals - L!
Randy Burns
This is just great! Reminds me of the colors I enjoy using in painting Mexico. Great work Cyril! F/L
Michele Myers
Love reading about the memories that go with this wonderful painting of your family home and the land around it, Cyril - liked!
Elizabeth Winter
Loved reading your story. We saw some similar fields in Hawaii. It was an experience for me as well as my kids! Excellent painting Cyril. f/v
Cyril Maza replied:
Thanks, Elizabeth. I am really glad that you enjoyed reading my story. Thanks for your feedback and support.
Debbie Portwood
Back to like pin and tweet this fantastic work Cyril! :D (I want to apologize ahead of time for not being able to be on here as much because my husband has been diagnosed with early onset dementia and I am dealing with that so I will just have to make comments here and there as I can. Thank you so much for your friendship and all your support. )
Cyril Maza replied:
You are welcome, Debbie. Thank you so much also for your friendship and support. I wish all the best for you and your husband… Happy holidays!
Michele Myers
A very fine composition with good perspective and strong diagonals and horizontals, Cyril! Love your engineering mind's attention to the pump house - liked!
Kimberlee Baxter
Love how this charming bright home blends almost seamlessly with a agricultural scene complete with rice fields, fruit bearing trees, and even a small water pump house! This is so colorful and inviting...a place one would be honored to call "Home"! Love it, Cyril! Fave! L/F!
Cyril Maza replied:
Thank you so much for the support, Kimberlee. I really appreciate your feedback and comments.
Dave Farrow
I`m glad you were able to paint this memory Cyril...it is now preserved on canvas for all time and for all to see....gold medal of course
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