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Dayton, WA
$325.00
Title
Breakthrough
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Clouds gather. The wind picks up and the day darkens. There is an electricity in the air, a foreboding moodiness and broodiness that portends a storm, and a good one.
Standing at the edge of the ocean, we look out to the horizon line where sea and sky meet, at distant point blurring until it is indistinguishable. It is dark, darker, darkest yet, and then, when it seems that there is no light left to disappear, the most unexpected happens:
Sunlight breaks through the clouds. Streams of luminosity, an intense river of brightness, burst forth, casting lustrous glow across the surface of the water. Suddenly, it doesn’t seem so dark any more, so bleak, so determinate of tempest and squall, cloudburst and gale.
Light does that.
The artwork, Breakthrough, celebrates the advance of light against darkness. It is visual expression of those moments in our lives when we are struggling through adversity, pondering a problem, mulling over a situation that seems only more impossible the deeper we delve into any attempt at its solution.
“This is hopeless,†we mutter.
And then, when it seems like there is no hope left to disappear, the unexpected happens:
An idea breaks through, a golden sliver of inspiration. It may be a very small idea – often it is – but it is something that has not occurred to us before, and we grasp onto it, clasping it between our fingers before the wind picks it up and blows it away.
This . . . this could work. And we explore this idea, no longer focusing on the wind and the spattering of raindrops against our face, but deeply concentrating on this idea, this breakthrough, this glimmer of light that makes the darkness not seem so dark any more, so bleak, so determinate of tempest and squall, cloudburst and gale.
Light does that.
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March 23rd, 2022
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Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… MAJESTIC VIEWS - ART NETWORK MEMBERS! F/L
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… OUR VERY BEST FOR 2022 - THE ART NETWORK GROUP FLA...! Fl
Bowling Green, KY - United States
Congratulations, on Top Place Finish in Places Without People contest! Beautiful work!
Portland, OR - United States
Thank you so much for having a Faith , Hope, and Love section!!! Beautiful!!!
Port Orange, FL - United States
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Richardson, TX - United States
Nominating this gorgeous stormy seascape painting for special feature on the 1000 view group... T/F
Port Orange, FL - United States
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San Pedro, CA - United States
My humble opinion and quick note to viewers: Take 90 seconds and consider the descriptive words. As always, thought provoking, outstanding art AND accompanying prose !
Steve Henderson replied:
Thank you, Joe, for taking the time to explore the descriptive accompaniments. Carolyn puts her heart and soul into these mini essays on art and life: she paints with words.
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