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Dayton, WA
$325.00
Title
Shore Leave
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
“Do you want to go on a picnic?â€
The very question brings a smile of anticipation, with visions of a wicker picnic basket filled with grand, wonderful things to eat; a bottle of wine; and a cloth to spread upon the ground while the picnickers repose, gently conversing and looking about them at the tranquil landscape.
Shore Leave, the artwork, invites the viewer on just such a picnic, and more, as two small craft are moored to the rocky banks of a small island in a serene river. Nobody is in sight, but the boats themselves tell us that somebody is here, and because here is such a quiet, tranquil spot, we know that this is the perfect place to bring that picnic.
Set in the Columbia River Gorge between the states of Washington and Oregon in the USA’s Pacific Northwest, Shore Leave is nestled in a remote, out of the way spot between two major highways fronting the river. It is a reminder that the quiet places, the quiet times, the quiet opportunities do exist, but they are not easily found: one has to want them, to look for them, to be determined to find them – and in doing so, one generally does.
Oddly, these quiet places are often found in the midst of noisy ones, when one is willing to step off the path that everyone else is on and take a narrower one, a less easily traveled one, a less popular one – and isn’t that what life is always asking us to do?
Don’t we find – when we set off on a path that few are on but we are determined to follow – that we learn and change so much in the process? And while we sometimes look about and say, “There’s no one here! Am I really in the right place?†if we are willing to let go of the crowd mentality, this insecurity that drives us to fit into what everyone else is doing, then we explore where we are, lay out the colorful cloth from our picnic basket, and settle down for a most delightful, memorable lunch.
Featured in 41 Fine Art America groups.
Uploaded
October 29th, 2018
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Viewed 13,523 Times - Last Visitor from Syosset, NY on 04/24/2024 at 2:37 AM
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Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Your work always inspires me! Spectacular river boat composition, lighting, shading, stunning colors and artwork! F/L voted
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Spectacular boat composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L … Voted for this piece in the contest SMALL BOATS
Dayton, WA - United States
To the buyer from Washington State: thank you for your print purchase. May this artwork renew your appreciation for the wonders of the world around us -- its beauty and mystery -- and your determination to seek tranquility and peace. Enjoy the view and the discoveries!
Minneapolis, MN - United States
wow such an amazingly fabulous piece of work. Congratulations on your sale.
Aberdeen, Ab - United Kingdom
beautiful blues and golds I would definitely have a picnic there! L/F following
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