Picket Fences

The suburban picket fence is a keeper of secrets. We can often imagine the lives that are being lived behind the white pickets, but we can never know for sure. Today I have selected some examples of picket fences in paintings, mostly from in and around Brisbane.

A high-set house, bathed in dappled light, is behind a tall wooden fence.

House in Newmarket Rd, Windsor

Nasturtiums and white fence outside a high-set house.

The White Picket Fence.

Water for the Plants

A house with orange trim is behind a white fence.

Queensland House

A lady is hanging out the washing on a long clothes line.

House, Teneriffe

An old fashioned letterbox is attached to a picket fence.

The Letterbox

Exhibition

My next art exhibition will be held at the Brisbane Institute of Art in early 2024. Send me a note and I’ll remind you before my art show starts. Christine.

Trees beside the Gate

An old house is behind a fence and slightly overgrown garden.

Cottage, Ashgrove.

Chatting over the Fence

Picket Fences

Picket Fences

Exhibition

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