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Artistic
Style
A Home ‘Portrait’
has the presence and quality of an antique print—rendered in
delicate ink line—it displays with elegant stature whether
among Chippendale, Queen Anne or rustic Adirondack. Cherish a fine
art portrayal of your fond vacation retreat, beloved childhood residence,
grand estate or proud home. I have drawn more than fifty home portraits
of the most historically significant and gracious homes in this
notably historic region.
Sepia or black ink line drawings
8 x 11 up to approximately 16 x 22 inches.
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Home
Portraits
In the West Virginia
Panhandle region of Berkeley and Jefferson County, WV, Susanne’s
work is most familiarly known for her richly rendered ink drawings of
many of the finest historic and gracious homes in the area. For eight
years as the commissioned artist, Susanne’s drawings depicted the
homes featured each spring in the Shenandoah-Potomac House and Garden
Tour. She characterizes these as home portraits.
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VANDALIA,
Shepherdstown, WV
Ink line drawing with pastel
Vandalia is a modern house constructed of local limestone, patterned
after late 18th and 19th century local stone houses. |
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COOL
SPRING FARM, Charles Town, WV
Ink line drawing
The land comprising Cool Spring Farms today was surveyed by George
Washington and the farm history dates to 1734. |
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THE
NEWCOMER MANSION, Martinsburg, WV
Ink line drawing with colored pencil
This Federal-style brick house was built about 1820 by Jacob Newcomer
on land including a mill. |
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HAREWOOD,
Charles Town, WV
Ink line drawing
Harewood is one of the many local Washington family homes, built for
Gen. Washington’s brother, Samuel Washington |
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THE
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOLLIDA HOUSE, Shepherdstown, WV
Ink line drawing with colored pencil
Circa 1842, The Hollida (pronounced "Holiday") House is
a commodious brick home with Greek Revival detailing. The property
includes several outbuildings and a bank barn.rn. |
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THE
AARON HIBBERD HOUSE, Martinsburg, WV
Ink line drawing with colored pencil
Circa 1910, the Hibberd House was built on property that included
a woolen mill, and is included on the National Register of Historic
Places. |
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LAUREL LODGE, Harpers Ferry, WV
Ink line drawing with colored pencil
Laurel Lodge is a 1915 Arts and Crafts style bungalow that has been
converted to a present day B&B, high on a bluff with directly
overlooking the Potomac River. |
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WILD GOOSE FARM, Shepherdstown, WV
Ink line drawing with colored pencil
Wild Goose Farm was built by R.D. Shepherd, grandson of the founder
of Shepherdstown |
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JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, Charles Town, WV
Ink line drawing with pastel
The original courthouse was built in 1808, on a lot donated by Charles
Washington. It was replaced by a larger Georgian style building
about 1836, which comprises the core of the present courthouse.
The building is historically known as the site of the trial that
found John Brown guilty of treason.
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19th CENTURY COUNTRY HOME, The Berkshires, MA
Ink line drawing with colored pencil
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Susanne
O. Koenig, Fine Art Painting
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