Fort Howard #6 / oil on panel / 48" x 48" / 2013

Fort Howard #6 / oil on panel / 48" x 48" / 2013

Fort Howard #15 / oil on panel / 48" x 48" / 2013 / Doris Patz Collection of Maryland Artists at University of Maryland, Global Campus

Fort Howard #15 / oil on panel / 48" x 48" / 2013 / Doris Patz Collection of Maryland Artists at University of Maryland, Global Campus

Fort Howard #10 / oil on panel / 24" x 24" / 2013

Fort Howard #10 / oil on panel / 24" x 24" / 2013

Fort Howard #5, Porch / oil on panel / 12" x 12" / 2013

Fort Howard #5, Porch / oil on panel / 12" x 12" / 2013

Fort Howard, Rear View / oil on panel / 13" x 13" / 2013

Fort Howard, Rear View / oil on panel / 13" x 13" / 2013

Fort Howard #7, Ruins / oil on panel / 48" x 48" / 2013

Fort Howard #7, Ruins / oil on panel / 48" x 48" / 2013

Fort Howard #17 / oil on panel / 17" x 27½" / 2011

Fort Howard #17 / oil on panel / 17" x 27½" / 2011

Fort Howard #8 / oil on panel / 24" x 24" / 2013

Fort Howard #8 / oil on panel / 24" x 24" / 2013

Fort Howard #8, Interior / oil on linen / 13" x 21" / 2016 / Private Collection

Fort Howard #8, Interior / oil on linen / 13" x 21" / 2016 / Private Collection

Fort Howard #7, Interior / oil on linen / 13" x 21" / 2016 / Private Collection

Fort Howard #7, Interior / oil on linen / 13" x 21" / 2016 / Private Collection

Fragments of Fort Howard

Sabbatical project by Matt Klos, September 2014

“It was like finding the ruins to an ancient city in the jungle,” he said. “You wouldn't believe that in 50 years a place could go back to nature like that.”

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