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Dayton, WA
$325.00
Title
Garden Gatherings
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Linen
Description
Flowers and felines are the gatherings on a perfect spring day.
It’s an odd thing, but cats – at least the ones on our farm – like to be around humans, sort of. While there is a distance maintained between the cat and the human, generally the distance just a few inches beyond reaching the cat to give it a pat, that distance is not so great that the cat is not obviously hanging around the human, and nowhere do we see this more obviously than out in the garden.
Garden Gatherings invites the viewer into the garden on a warm spring day, basket in hand, to gather flowers for the table and bring the outside, inside. While there, we notice the cat hanging around – not meowing or making noise, but rustling through the grass, and always seeming to be rubbing around our knees and ankles. It’s remarkably easy to step on a cat at this stage, which spoils the bucolic effect, but since many of us who love cats have been trained – by the cats themselves – to watch where we put our feet, stepping on the cat is a rarity.
But sometimes, we get tired of being cautious and we, like the little girl in Garden Gatherings, swoop the cat up into our arms and out of harm’s way. Of course the cat doesn’t like this and struggles to get out of our arms, and we find ourselves in the position of holding the basket, the flowers, and the struggling cat, unwilling to let any of them go.
It takes concentration, finesse, and grace on our part to keep the cat in our arms without being scratched, and for the moment we, like the girl in the painting, are focused on this project. Our feline gathering, though reluctant to stay, is a treasure we are unwilling to let go.
(Garden gatherings is painted in an area called Baileysburg, in Eastern Washington of the US Pacific Northwest.)
Featured on 27 Fine Art America groups.
First place winner in the Fine Art America Cat Lovers Contest, March 2019.
Uploaded
March 29th, 2017
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Viewed 26,427 Times - Last Visitor from Baltimore, MD on 04/18/2024 at 11:44 PM
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Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding Garden Gatherings composition, lighting, shading, lovely color and artwork! F/L voted
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… OF LOVE AND WHIMSY- FLORALS WITH ANIMALS! F/L
Martville, NY - United States
Congratulations, Steve, on your Top Finish in the Of Love and Whimsy - Florals with Animals Contest for this beautiful painting! L/F
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding Garden Gatherings composition, lighting, shading, beautiful color and artwork! F/L voted
Niceville, Fl - United States
Congratulations on your 3d place win in the People With Animals contest! voted
Martville, NY - United States
Congratulations, Steve, on your Win in the People with Animals Contest for this beautiful painting! Voted. L/F
Temple Terrace, FL - United States
Beautiful painting! Reminds me of Richard Schmid lovely paintings. L/F. Congrats on your win in Pixels group
Broomfield, CO - United States
Congratulations on your third place contest win with this magnificent painting Steve! L/F
Canon City, CO - United States
Congratulations on your win in the People With Animals contest! So beautiful!
Niceville, Fl - United States
Outstanding work! Voted your entry in the People with Animals contest.
Islamabad, Is - Pakistan
“Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you’re passionate about something, then you’re more willing to take risks.” 💖 Congratulations on your recent sale of this amazing Work!💖
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding Garden Gatherings kitty portrait composition, lighting, shading, great color and artwork! F/L voted
Mechanicsville, VA - United States
Thank you for joining the Cats of Summer contest! Amazing work with a wonderful written description. Your story made me love the painting even more.
Niceville, Fl - United States
Congratulations on your top finish in the Cats Who Rule contest! voted
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest CATS.
Dayton, WA - United States
To the buyer from Maryland: Children, gardens, pets, memories, fleeting moments, a touch, a smell -- so many little things add up to our compendium that contributes to our sense and view of the world and ourselves. May this artwork be a source of good thoughts. Enjoy!
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Beautiful composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest BEAUTIFUL SUMMER BLOSSOMS
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