The White Church, Rumford Center
About this artwork
Doug says of this pastoral American landscape, On Highway 2 along the Androscoggin River in Maine is the village of Rumford Center, where there is a small United Church. Its simple design and white facade are an iconic symbol of 19th century America. The church hasn't changed over the years, but the surroundings have. This painting is how I perceive the church and things were back in the simpler times when agriculture was the primary livelihood of its parishioners.
Here's more work from Doug Cosbie you may enjoy
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania by Doug Cosbie | $475 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/files/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-evening-lawrence-county-pennsylvania_284x.jpg?v=1713506924)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania by Doug Cosbie | $475 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/files/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-evening-lawrence-county-pennsylvania_284x.jpg?v=1713506924)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania by Doug Cosbie | $475 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/files/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-evening-lawrence-county-pennsylvania_284x.jpg?v=1713506924)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Wright Street, Sterling Ontario by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-wright-street-sterling-ontario_284x.jpg?v=1703254381)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Wright Street, Sterling Ontario by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-wright-street-sterling-ontario_284x.jpg?v=1703254381)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Wright Street, Sterling Ontario by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-wright-street-sterling-ontario_284x.jpg?v=1703254381)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Blue Ridge Mountains Farm by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-blue-ridge-mountains-farm_284x.jpg?v=1702047063)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Blue Ridge Mountains Farm by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-blue-ridge-mountains-farm_284x.jpg?v=1702047063)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Blue Ridge Mountains Farm by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-blue-ridge-mountains-farm_284x.jpg?v=1702047063)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | After the Rain, Tennessee Tobacco Farm by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-after-the-rain-tennessee-tobacco-farm_284x.jpg?v=1692987071)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | After the Rain, Tennessee Tobacco Farm by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-after-the-rain-tennessee-tobacco-farm_284x.jpg?v=1692987071)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | After the Rain, Tennessee Tobacco Farm by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-after-the-rain-tennessee-tobacco-farm_284x.jpg?v=1692987071)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Waits River Church, Vermont by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_waitsnearstowevermont2_284x.jpg?v=1692987071)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Waits River Church, Vermont by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_waitsnearstowevermont2_284x.jpg?v=1692987071)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Waits River Church, Vermont by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_waitsnearstowevermont2_284x.jpg?v=1692987071)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Grandview Farm Barn, Stowe, Vermont by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_stowebarn_284x.jpg?v=1692987070)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Grandview Farm Barn, Stowe, Vermont by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_stowebarn_284x.jpg?v=1692987070)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Grandview Farm Barn, Stowe, Vermont by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 10' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_stowebarn_284x.jpg?v=1692987070)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Lycoming County, PA Farm by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_11wwe_284x.jpg?v=1692987070)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Lycoming County, PA Farm by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_11wwe_284x.jpg?v=1692987070)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Lycoming County, PA Farm by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_11wwe_284x.jpg?v=1692987070)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Fields and Barn, Homer, NY by Doug Cosbie | $500 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-fields-and-barn-homer-ny_284x.jpg?v=1692987069)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Fields and Barn, Homer, NY by Doug Cosbie | $500 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-fields-and-barn-homer-ny_284x.jpg?v=1692987069)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Fields and Barn, Homer, NY by Doug Cosbie | $500 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-fields-and-barn-homer-ny_284x.jpg?v=1692987069)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Bodie, California by Doug Cosbie | $250 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_bodiefront_284x.jpg?v=1692987069)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Bodie, California by Doug Cosbie | $250 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_bodiefront_284x.jpg?v=1692987069)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Bodie, California by Doug Cosbie | $250 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_bodiefront_284x.jpg?v=1692987069)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening, Stowe Community Church, Vermont by Doug Cosbie | $850 | oil painting | 20' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-evening-stowe-community-church-vermont_284x.jpg?v=1692987068)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening, Stowe Community Church, Vermont by Doug Cosbie | $850 | oil painting | 20' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-evening-stowe-community-church-vermont_284x.jpg?v=1692987068)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening, Stowe Community Church, Vermont by Doug Cosbie | $850 | oil painting | 20' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-evening-stowe-community-church-vermont_284x.jpg?v=1692987068)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening, Bodie, California by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_boggg1_284x.jpg?v=1692987068)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening, Bodie, California by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_boggg1_284x.jpg?v=1692987068)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening, Bodie, California by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_boggg1_284x.jpg?v=1692987068)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Frederick, Maryland Farm by Doug Cosbie | $425 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-frederick-maryland-farm_284x.jpg?v=1692987068)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Frederick, Maryland Farm by Doug Cosbie | $425 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-frederick-maryland-farm_284x.jpg?v=1692987068)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Frederick, Maryland Farm by Doug Cosbie | $425 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-frederick-maryland-farm_284x.jpg?v=1692987068)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Green Street, Bodie, California by Doug Cosbie | $250 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_grnst2bodie_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Green Street, Bodie, California by Doug Cosbie | $250 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_grnst2bodie_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Green Street, Bodie, California by Doug Cosbie | $250 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_grnst2bodie_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Ottawa Valley Farm by Doug Cosbie | $475 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-ottawa-valley-farm_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Ottawa Valley Farm by Doug Cosbie | $475 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-ottawa-valley-farm_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Ottawa Valley Farm by Doug Cosbie | $475 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-ottawa-valley-farm_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Christmas Morning by Doug Cosbie | $425 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-christmas-morning_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Christmas Morning by Doug Cosbie | $425 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-christmas-morning_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Christmas Morning by Doug Cosbie | $425 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-christmas-morning_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Ontario Farm - Ottawa Valley by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-ontario-farm---ottawa-valley_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Ontario Farm - Ottawa Valley by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-ontario-farm---ottawa-valley_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Ontario Farm - Ottawa Valley by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-ontario-farm---ottawa-valley_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Near Great Meadow, Virginia by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-near-great-meadow-virginia_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Near Great Meadow, Virginia by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-near-great-meadow-virginia_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Near Great Meadow, Virginia by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-near-great-meadow-virginia_284x.jpg?v=1692987067)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Woodlawn, Ontario by Doug Cosbie | $250 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_woodywall1_284x.jpg?v=1692987066)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Woodlawn, Ontario by Doug Cosbie | $250 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_woodywall1_284x.jpg?v=1692987066)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Woodlawn, Ontario by Doug Cosbie | $250 | oil painting | 8' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_woodywall1_284x.jpg?v=1692987066)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Amish Farmhouse by Doug Cosbie | $575 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-amish-farmhouse_284x.jpg?v=1692987066)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Amish Farmhouse by Doug Cosbie | $575 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-amish-farmhouse_284x.jpg?v=1692987066)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Amish Farmhouse by Doug Cosbie | $575 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-amish-farmhouse_284x.jpg?v=1692987066)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | White Farmhouse, Berks County Pennsylvania by Doug Cosbie | $425 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-white-farmhouse-berks-county-pennsylvania_284x.jpg?v=1692987065)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | White Farmhouse, Berks County Pennsylvania by Doug Cosbie | $425 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-white-farmhouse-berks-county-pennsylvania_284x.jpg?v=1692987065)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | White Farmhouse, Berks County Pennsylvania by Doug Cosbie | $425 | oil painting | 14' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-white-farmhouse-berks-county-pennsylvania_284x.jpg?v=1692987065)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Fauquier County Farm, Virginia by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-fauquier-county-farm-virginia_284x.jpg?v=1692987064)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Fauquier County Farm, Virginia by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-fauquier-county-farm-virginia_284x.jpg?v=1692987064)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Fauquier County Farm, Virginia by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-fauquier-county-farm-virginia_284x.jpg?v=1692987064)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | East Quoddy Lighthouse, Campobello Island by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-east-quoddy-lighthousecampobello-island_284x.jpg?v=1692986311)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | East Quoddy Lighthouse, Campobello Island by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-east-quoddy-lighthousecampobello-island_284x.jpg?v=1692986311)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | East Quoddy Lighthouse, Campobello Island by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-east-quoddy-lighthousecampobello-island_284x.jpg?v=1692986311)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Winter Light, St Lawrence County, New York by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 7' h x 9' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-winter-light-st-lawrence-county_284x.jpg?v=1692986311)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Winter Light, St Lawrence County, New York by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 7' h x 9' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-winter-light-st-lawrence-county_284x.jpg?v=1692986311)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Winter Light, St Lawrence County, New York by Doug Cosbie | $300 | oil painting | 7' h x 9' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-winter-light-st-lawrence-county_284x.jpg?v=1692986311)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | After the Rain, Fauquier County, Virginia by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 8.5' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-after-the-rain-fauquier-county-virginia_284x.jpg?v=1692986311)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | After the Rain, Fauquier County, Virginia by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 8.5' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-after-the-rain-fauquier-county-virginia_284x.jpg?v=1692986311)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | After the Rain, Fauquier County, Virginia by Doug Cosbie | $350 | oil painting | 8.5' h x 10' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_doug-cosbie-oil-painting-after-the-rain-fauquier-county-virginia_284x.jpg?v=1692986311)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Snow-Bound by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/wTq8jPedkJ_284x.jpg?v=1697559151)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Snow-Bound by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/wTq8jPedkJ_284x.jpg?v=1697559151)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Snow-Bound by Doug Cosbie | $375 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/wTq8jPedkJ_284x.jpg?v=1697559151)