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This is not the first time I have painted this piece. They are the doors of the "Vanwart Store and Hotel", Hampstead, N.B.  The building was abandoned and neglected for years.  However, you could still see and feel  the charm and importance it once possessed.  I passed by this building hundreds of times and the weathered red doors and tattered lace curtains kept beakoning to me.  Finally, I listened - stopped the car, reached for my camera and snapped the picture.   The grand old building was demolished in November, 2013.

 I hope my painting does the old doors justice and allows your imagination to hear the whispers of untold stories and secrets of this forgotten building.