“Where every brushstroke tells a story.”

Open Invitation

24” x 20” | Watercolor

I remember driving in Arkansas coming home from a day on the golf course and I saw this majestic piece of history just sitting on a hill. Some places seem to stand as thresholds—neither entirely of the past nor fully of the present.

Open Invitation captures one such place: a weathered barn resting on a hill, it's boards worn thin by years of wind and sun. With no doors or windows to guard it, this barn sits open to the world, as if quietly welcoming anyone who wishes to step inside and imagine what once was.

The scene is at once stark and alive. The barn rises above a field of grass that sways with color and light, while leafless trees reach upward, their silhouettes etched against a soft expanse of clouds in a blue sky. Edward Wade’s brushstrokes are deliberate yet unrestrained, blending detail with looseness so the work breathes—inviting you to supply your own memories, your own echoes, your own stories.

This painting is not about ruin; it is about openness. It speaks to those who see beauty in vulnerability and strength in what endures, even when incomplete. The barn, stripped of it's covering, reveals a deeper truth: that what remains after time has taken its share is not emptiness, but presence.

For the collector who values places with soul, who understands the poetry of history and the resonance of stillness, Open Invitation is more than art—it is a mirror of memory and meaning. It is a reminder that the most powerful spaces are often the ones that ask us to pause, to enter, to remember.

Owning this piece means carrying a fragment of that invitation into your own space—an enduring reminder that beauty is not about perfection, but about openness, resilience, and the stories time leaves behind.