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Dayton, WA
$325.00
Title
Cantata
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
In the wilderness, the quiet is so profound that it sings its own song.
Cantata, the artwork, celebrates this song with a variety of elements – trees leaning over and casting their reflection upon a still pool, which also captures the color of the blue sky above. Rocks on the bank tumble down onto the shoreline, and in the background, granite cliffs gleam white in the high alpine air.
It is indeed a cantata, which in the musical world is a work created for voices – solo and group – to orchestral and instrumental accompaniment. One can almost hear the voices’ soft chant, growing in crescendo with melody and harmony added, then the high, clear solo of the soprano singing into existence the joy and promise of spring.
Cantata invites the viewer to step into this wilderness landscape, and to step away – mentally – from the anxiety and noise of the office, from the busy-ness of daily demands, from the constant nagging of the smart phone. Cantata is a place of silence, peace, tranquility – a place where one can think, wonder, meditate, and dream – and without this thinking, wondering, meditating, and dreaming, how do we convince ourselves that we can fully be the beautiful human beings we were created to be?
We were never meant to be machines, never meant to be robots or automatons, and while, sadly, too many jobs today require nothing more of humans than that they perform the same task – mentally or physically – over and over again, our minds and spirits are too strong to bend to this demand. It is places like Cantata that remind us of the creative energy of the Creator of all things, the Creator who made (and loves) us as well, and has given us the means to do good, wonderful things.
Cantata invites us to join in the song, to raise our voices and sing the beauty of the world around us, of our lives, and of the human brothers and sisters with whom we share this planet.
Featured on 33 Fine Art America groups.
Uploaded
May 3rd, 2017
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Viewed 12,716 Times - Last Visitor from Seattle, WA on 04/17/2024 at 9:58 PM
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Loganville, GA - United States
so amazing! i should learn to paint like you one day! it always is so perfect!
Leeds, ME - United States
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2020 July: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (July 6, 2020)
Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-)
LABRUYERE-DORSA, FR - France
Magnificent scenery, and fabulous colors Steve! Congratulations for your special feature in our group "Exclusively Drawings and Paintings"!
St. Louis, MO - United States
Steve, congratulations on your feature in the group WFS, this is an excellent painting, I love it !!! L/F
Iola, WI - United States
It is with great pleasure that I announce to you a big congratulations for this chosen piece of your artwork to be on special display on the homepage of our community of friends and fine artists, in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. I appreciate your activity in our group and want to thank you so much for being an active participant in helping promote other fine artists within the group. Usually in turn, such promotions bring promotions of your artwork into perspective and are featured on our homepage. One good turn deserves another. Your quality, definition, character, and variation in your works bring about a visual pleasure to view and share with others. Thanks for your participation in our family of friends and fine artists in our WFS group.
Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!" Sharing on Twitter!
Paintersville, Ut - United States
Congratulations Steve on your feature in the group OBSESSED Painters Paintings
Caledonia, IL - United States
Congratulations on your Feature in our group "Waters of the World." Todd
NIcholasville, KY - United States
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by my Hands
Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in An Image Inspiring Meditation:-)
Port Orange, FL - United States
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Chilhowie, va - United States
Wonderfully soothing work...
Steve Henderson replied:
To soothe the soul is exactly the intent behind such a painting as this. Thank you, Jim.
San Pedro, CA - United States
Spellbinding ... not only the artwork, but the sense conveyed in its title ... so perfectly human to be open and available to the gifts this existence offers ...l/f
Marion, IA - United States
As always, Steve. Gorgeous work. Well done on achieving 500+ views! L/F/Tw
Niceville, Fl - United States
Beautiful! Congratulations on your lovely work reaching more than 500 views! LF
Yuma, AZ - United States
Sure like the color and composition Steve!! Congrats on the sale and reaching the 500 milestone!! v/f/t
Ottawa, ON - Canada
One amazing image after another!! Awesome!!
Steve Henderson replied:
Thank you, Soraya, for your kind words. This particular scene is a spot I have hiked to in the mountains near where I live -- quiet, peaceful, meditative.
Dorking, Su - United Kingdom
Oh Gosh, lovely, reminds me of childhood adventures in streams in Africa, usually with different and more trees though.
Steve Henderson replied:
I'm always happy to hear of an artwork that reminds the viewer of childhood -- it is a good place to go back to, those good memories.They shape the direction we take as adults.
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