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Dayton, WA
$325.00
Title
Joseph Canyon
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Joseph Canyon, where the Nez Perce people used to spend their winters, lies in quiet, stately majesty.
When it comes to canyons, deep cliffs, and the landscape of depth and space, we frequently think of the U.S. Southwest, as if this were the only location in which to find such canyons.
But up in the Pacific Northwest, in northeast Oregon and Southwest Washington, there are a number of glorious, magnificent canyons, tucked away on highways and byways that are little used. The Wallowa Whitman National Forest, in northeast Oregon, is a place of great beauty, incredible silence, and a tranquility that is not easily found in today’s “modern” age.
There is something awe inspiring about standing at the edge of one of these canyons, such as Joesph Canyon in the artwork by the same name, and realizing that what we see before us is pretty much what Chief Joseph, and his Nez Perce people in the late 19th century, saw before them as well. Absent would be the highway behind us, the parking lot with its “educational” signs that never seem to educate very much, but the vista of the canyons, the hills and cliffs opening out before us and disappearing into the atmosphere of the horizon, is very much the same.
Joseph Canyon, the artwork, invites the viewer to step into this timeless vista of silence, space, depth, majesty, tranquility, and peace, and to remind him or herself that life does not have to consist of the trappings of “modern” life – we are not stuck in the world of carpeted office cubicles, and nagging, ringing phones, and irritable, and irritated, drivers on the highway.
There are still pristine landscapes of beauty on this planet, and it is worth getting off the highway for a moment to step out of the car, and walk to the rim, and listen to the sound of the breeze blowing through the trees. And when we cannot be there, then it is worth having art on our walls that transports us out of the white noise surrounding us, into a place of rest and respite.
Featured in 20 Fine Art America groups
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June 6th, 2017
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Saint Louis, MO - United States
So lovely with a great description too. Oregon beckons to me in so many landscapes I hope to see! Thanks, Steve. F/L+
Dayton, WA - United States
A special thank you to the buyer from Oregon: May the artwork “Joseph Canyon” bring into your life and home a sense of beauty and tranquility and a connection with the history of this majestic landscape. Enjoy!
Columbus, OH - United States
This is wonderful. It looks like you are having a fantastic life, and like your outlook.
Steve Henderson replied:
Thank you, Mindy, for viewing and reading. Yes, we are having a great life of creating, exploring, learning and more learning.
Port Orange, FL - United States
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #11 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Leeds, ME - United States
Congratulations!! This beautiful 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 “2018 May: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan
Redmond, WA - United States
Congratulations Steve, your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of “Impressionism” group! Feel free to add it to the featured art archive and the catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work! Lori
Halifax, NS - Canada
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our homepage. Well done!
NIcholasville, KY - United States
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by My Hands"
Raleigh, NC - United States
Beautiful creation, lovely light and composition! Love the warmth of this work! L/F
Swansboro, NC - United States
Congratulations! Your extraordinary work has been Featured in the Fine Art America group “The Earth Is Art”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page in: “2018 Member's Extraordinary Features Images Archive 2.0!” theme. Simply copy your image’s Embed URL on your image’s profile page, and paste it into the Discussion Topic site: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/the-earth-is-art-.html?showmessage=true&messageid=4095414
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