Bovina Bicentennial Art Project, part 8

As part of the Town of Bovina’s Bicentennial Celebration, Brooke Alderson enlisted a group of ten local artists to create paintings of Bovina Landmarks. The artists were invited to paint their own interpretations of photographs of different Bovina buildings that are no longer in existence or have been altered. The resulting ten paintings were mounted on easels by Brooke and Scott Hill and were displayed throughout the hamlet during the Celebration at the site where the original structure stood (or still stands).

Over the next few months, I will be doing a series of entries highlighting the buildings and the paintings. The paintings are on display at the Bovina Public Library, where you can order prints of any that catch your fancy for $80, all proceeds going to the library. And stay tuned for an auction of the original works being planned for this fall. 

Kinmouth Store painted by Tim Cunningham

This house possibly was built by John Kinmouth, who was a carpenter from Perthshire, Scotland. John came to the US around 1836. His brother, Alexander, who probably helped his brother to build the house, lived in it for many years, running a grocery store from it. He likely died in the house in 1882.  

The home was later owned by George Miller – he made some changes to the veranda. The house later came to George’s grandson, Clark Lay. Clark and Gladys lived in the home for many years. The house has had several owners since Clark and Gladys’ time, including Tim Cunningham, the artist of this painting. 

Timothy Ashton Cunningham    Born and raised on the south shore of Long Island. A lifelong waterman, sportsman, operating room nurse and artist. I work with acrylics, watercolor and line drawings. I also use my creative energy in woodworking and clay. 1669 Main Street, Circa 1850 has a history of being a cooperage and a general store as well as my first residence in Bovina. It was also my subject for this project. Bovina became our full-time residence when we purchased the abandoned Ganger Farm on Cape Horn Road in 2012. The farmhouse has become our passion and with the help of local artisans we have lovingly restored the building. We have named it the Sleeping Grouse Farm. My latest art project is a series of Tuscan and Sicilian market scenes. They are the product of our Italian adventures in a fiat 500.