Cedarhedge

This Kingston landmark was built in 1873 for the Warden of the Kingston Penitentiary. It was entirely built by convict labour and served as the Warden’s official residence between 1873-1933. It was later used as office space for the penetentiary, and now serves as the Penitentiary Museum. Below is my autumn oil painting of the museum,(a commission) and a postcard from the Kingston Penitentiary from the 19th century.
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Cedarhedge - oil on canvas - 20 x 16″

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Kingston Penitentiary Postcard

6 Comments

  1. you are so good at buildings Sally,i would rather run a houndred miles,than tacle this,well done

  2. Lovely job Sally. Great building with a an odd but interesting museum. Very informative but a tad creepy, the prison museum is housed there now.

  3. Hello Rob & Hennie.
    Thankyou for commenting. This one is a commission…I found it a fun challenge. yes Hennie, it is an interesting little museum isn’t it?

  4. Oh! I spaced out and missed your opening… I’ll bet you were over the moon with joy. I send my belated congratulations and attagirls and cyber squeezes for all your hard work. Go SALLY!

  5. What an impressive staircase. Has it been lost?

  6. Hi Mary,
    yes, it’s no longer a feature.

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