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Dayton, WA
$325.00
Title
Wild Child
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Childhood should be an idyllic time of play, exploration, imagination, creativity, and adventure.
It isn’t always so, we recognize as adults. But we know that it should be, and for that reason, when we see the exuberant innocence of a child, we smile, our hearts gladdened by something that is good and right and true. Children remind us that the world is a much bigger, and more beautiful, place than we think.
The artwork, Wild Child, captures this exuberance, this innocence, this joy and exploration and adventure as a little girl races up the path from the sea to her home, a bright piece of blue cloth waving happily in the breeze behind her.
Did she find the cloth on the beach, and she is running to the ones who love her in the house to tell them about her treasure? Or did she snatch the cloth, earlier, off the outside clothesline, and she has been pretending to be a mighty, beautiful queen of the ocean with it?
Her story is one that the viewer is invited to create and be a part of, as he or she is encouraged to join the child on the path in that mad race to the house. Do you remember times like this? Times when your intent was so strong in your mind, your purpose so clear, your joy so bright, that nothing else mattered? As you ran, you literally flew, wings on your feet like those on the feet of the child.
Wild Child is an encouragement to us that these do not have to be times of the past, all our childlike wonder squashed by the cares of the adult world’s anxieties and obligations. Somewhere within all of us is still the innocence and heart of a child – a wild child – and we need only fly down the path to adventure and hope.
(The setting for Wild Child is the historic Hughes House on the Oregon Coast.)
Featured in 32 Fine Art America groups.
Uploaded
July 11th, 2018
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Viewed 9,896 Times - Last Visitor from Shenzhen, 30 - China on 06/26/2022 at 2:59 PM
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Burlington, NJ - United States
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured on the home page of the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group. 3/13/22 l/f/pin
Hugo, MN - United States
Congratulations! Your beautiful painting has been featured on 3/6//2022 in the group Old Masters - Painters and Traditional Arts! Please visit the group’s Homepage and archive your feature in the Discussion thread. You will notice there is a new discussion thread for March and April.. You will also notice that you have been given the SPECIAL AWARD for your painting. Again, Congratulations!
WEST RYDE, NS - Australia
Promoting this lovely artwork in the Semi Abstract group "HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS - 2 A DAY" and "SEMI ABSTRACT IMAGES OF A CHILD OR CHILDREN ONLY - 2 A DAY." and "Post your favorite images from this group - not your own and 3 a day only" discussion threads! f/l/tw/fb
Middletown, PA - United States
Beautiful work, Steve!!! Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Your Best Work"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
Meersel Dreef, An - Belgium
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Beauty in Art - NO Photo - One a Week"
NIcholasville, KY - United States
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by my Hands"
Newhall, CA - United States
Love the bright warm red, yellow, orange colors and cool blues and greens!
Danville, KY - United States
Steve, YAY!!…this is SOooo exciting to be in a “contest by invitation” …for “1,000+ views”! BEST to you. I love your work!
Vancouver Island, BC - Canada
Love your colorful palette! Wonderful painting...I can feel the girl's sense of freedom.
Southlake, TX - United States
The majestic and beautiful home on the water is stunning and beautiful as is but, with the little girl running/playing this makes this just a magical moment created here.
South Jordan, UT - United States
This evokes everyone's dream of a innocent and beautiful day at the beach. The bold and bright colors shine happiness and fun! L/F/FB/T
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 #13 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Port Orange, FL - United States
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Honolulu, HI - United States
This is so beautiful. Blending of colors is certainly your forte. Would love to watch you paint.
Waynesboro, PA - United States
This is wonderful! Though I grew up on a farm in Western NY, I certainly connect with the feelings it evokes. We grew up encouraged to have the imagination and adventures available and I think I instilled that in my children...and am so happy when the include me in their "adventures"! I love your description..spot on! l/f
Steve Henderson replied:
Thank you, Suzanne, for taking the time to experience the visual and the written. Happy that it evoked such positive memories.
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