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Dayton, WA
$325.00
Title
Pine Grove
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Clouds billowing over distant mountains promise a late afternoon storm. Breaking through the clouds, the afternoon sun casts its glow on harvested fields, and one wonder which will win: the storm, or the calm of an evening sunset?
Pine Grove, the artwork, invites the viewer to step into a world where the sky is big enough to see, and the action of the storm is overhead and majestic. Standing in the midst of country fields, the hiker closes his or her eyes as the wind of the storm sweeps by, catching one’s coat and whipping it in the breeze.
At one time, the fields and meadows of Pine Grove were a series of small, family homesteads, and in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many people settled in the area to grow wheat and create a life for themselves of independence from the city. But things changed in the 1930s, when the Great Depression drove many out, and after that, government policies favored those with capital and the financial means to buy up huge swathes of land and create agribusinesses. Corporate policy does not favor small family businesses nor little farms.
Pine Grove is a reminder to us, however, of the dreams and hard work that drove the early settlers of the area, and it is an encouragement to us to not give up in our endeavors as individuals and families. Yes, in many ways, the corporations control and rule the economy, and the small person does not see how he or she can fight against this.
But at the same time, more and more people are desiring a return to the simplicity of earlier days, as well as seeking out food that is grown by small farmers and families of determined, hardworking people. Bit by bit, little changes are made. We, as individuals, can do much to create change by supporting the endeavors of small businesses, family farms, and individual endeavors.
Featured in 29 Fine Art America groups.
Uploaded
June 9th, 2017
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Chilhowie, va - United States
Love the tracks of the farm vehicles...and the rest is pretty special too
San Pedro, CA - United States
My immediate thought is I am glad you chose not the clear all the pines to make way for the planting. Beautiful work, Steve!
R B, CA - United States
Love how the sunlight enriches the layers of land prospectively... great piece once again Steve ! v.f.l
San Francisco Bay Area, CA - United States
Outstanding portrayal of this pastoral field and scenery, Steve! Love the golden tones tempered by the forest greenery and mountain majesty. F/L
Zagreb, Cr - Croatia
I love these wide golden fields, clouds swaying from afar and birds in low flight. Wonderful work that invites the observer to race in the field just before the rain. What would be a great experience. BIA l/f/pin/tw
Steve Henderson replied:
I enjoyed your take, your soul travel with this artwork. Thank you once again, Jasna.
Dayton, WA - United States
Thank you very much to the recent buyer from New York: may the artwork, Pine Grove, take you and your imagination to ever greater levels of peace and beauty and tranquility. Enjoy!
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 “2019 September: 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 (September 30, 2019)
Halifax, NS - Canada
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our Homepage!
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