There are three reasons we see so many red American barns. It’s traditional, it’s practical and the color looks good. Although a main reason to paint wooden buildings is for appearances, paint also ...

AKRON, Ohio — Paintings of quilt squares are popping up on barns around the country. But they’re more than just a folksy attempt to beautify the rural landscape. These are the engines of a movement to ...

LEXINGTON, Ala. (AP) - Imagine taking a three-month tour of the United States and being allowed to use the sides of old barns as a paint canvas. That’s what one woman from Australia is doing. The ...

Jul. 13—DAVIDSVILLE, Pa. — Thirty years ago, Bryan Maurer was doing construction work around Somerset County when a friend asked him to take on a barn painting project that the friend could not do.

HOOSICK, N.Y. -- Taking a new approach to a traditional art form, members of the community have worked all summer to create a most unconventional quilt -- one that covers the entire town. Starting the ...