I am blessed every year to be part of the Plein Air Paint Out at the Gettysburg Festival. We paint all week on the battlefields and around Gettysburg and then exhibit the works at the end of the week. This year we exhibited at the Historic Railroad Station where Abraham Lincoln came through to deliver the Gettysburg Address. I love this event for the sheer kinship with history. One cannot stand for 3 hours in one spot while painting, partaking in the vast open spaces of the battlefields and not connect with it's significance. It is a worship experience as I thank God for those before me who sacrificed all to deliver a nation, just as Christ sacrificed all to deliver our souls. This scene, I hope, fills your senses with peace, quietness and tranquility.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Codori Farm, Gettysburg
I am blessed every year to be part of the Plein Air Paint Out at the Gettysburg Festival. We paint all week on the battlefields and around Gettysburg and then exhibit the works at the end of the week. This year we exhibited at the Historic Railroad Station where Abraham Lincoln came through to deliver the Gettysburg Address. I love this event for the sheer kinship with history. One cannot stand for 3 hours in one spot while painting, partaking in the vast open spaces of the battlefields and not connect with it's significance. It is a worship experience as I thank God for those before me who sacrificed all to deliver a nation, just as Christ sacrificed all to deliver our souls. This scene, I hope, fills your senses with peace, quietness and tranquility.
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I love this painting of the Codori farm. The atmosphere and distance in this create the perfect setting around this glorious jewel.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Claire. I agree that the Codori farm is a jewel to behold out there on the fields. I only hope I captured a small bit of it's charm.
ReplyDeleteMy journey is similar to yours in wanting to get back into art after a long career in law enforcement. You are an excellent artist. You certainly have a good eye for color and light. Your scaling and depth are also really excellent. This farm is a beauty, and you rendered it well. So nice to see someone living the life they really wanted all along.
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