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Dayton, WA
$325.00
Title
Promenade
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Spring flowers sing for joy, inviting the viewer for a garden stroll.
The garden is always a delightful place for a stroll, and on a warm sunny day, the parasol is a fashion item that adds a sense of vintage nostalgia to the scene. Painted in a lightly impressionistic style, Promenade introduces the viewer to a young woman in a deep, cobalt blue dress that is a happy jubilation of color in itself.
She walks serenely, sedately through the paths, with the slightest attitude of playful whimsy, as evidenced by the tilt of her head, a secret smile, and eyes glancing to the side. Set gracefully to her side, her hands adopt the attitude of the dancer, and she moves as a dancer through her space.
Is she here to meet someone? Does she see that someone in the area just behind us, out of our view but well within hers? Why is she smiling?
Because this is a representational painting, it opens itself to a series of questions, a wondering as we build a story around the scene. What that story is, is unique to each viewer, and the story itself can and does change each time the viewer encounters the painting – at evening, after a long day; in the morning, before the first cup of coffee; in the middle of the afternoon, providing a mental respite from the day’s tasks and obligations.
Promenade invites the viewer to join the young woman in the garden, serenely walking on that wending, winding path. Our hands, along with hers, lightly brush against the leafy foliage, and faintly, over the slight sound of the breeze, we hear the buzzing of insects and the occasional trilling of a bird.
“Welcome to spring,” Promenade sings out. “Slow down from what you are doing; open the parasol so that it protects you from the sun overhead; and walk in the garden for a moment, relishing the day!”
Featured in 13 Fine Art America groups.
Monthly featured image at Museum Quality Images, June 2017
Uploaded
April 21st, 2017
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Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… SUMMER FLOWERS! Fl
Middletown, PA - United States
Beautiful work, Steve!!! Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Beautiful Watercolors"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
Enid, OK - United States
Beauatiful painting with wonderful colors and light! pinned canvas to my Wall Art Board
Cape Town - South Africa
This work is fantastic! Love the way the light filters through the umbrella and the impressionistic style. Steve, your portfolio is such an inspiration! v/f
Danville, KY - United States
CONGRATULATIONS on your TIED THIRD PLACE WIN in the FLOWERS ARE. EVER THE FIRST TO SPEAK Contest !
Niceville, Fl - United States
Congratulations on your tie for a 3d place win in the Flower Are Never the First to Speak contest!
Niceville, Fl - United States
Outstanding work! Voted your entry in the Flower Are Never the First to Speak contest.
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L voted in the MASTERS - DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY contest
Owosso, MI - United States
My eyes are drawn to the multi-tonal yellow umbrella which shades the face of innocence and curiosity. Amazing work Steve. l/f
Zagreb, Cr - Croatia
Revisit to this excellent work with wonderful pastel tones and a hint of mystery. Pin/Tw
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