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| "Autumn Silent Stillness" 24x18" Oil on gallery-wrapped canvas |
I wanted to share my latest oil painting, “Autumn Silent Stillness", 24x18, which sold for $3,500 in a Live Auction benefiting Sacred Heart Catholic Church & School, Conroe, TX, at their Annual Gala last Saturday night.
I was deeply moved by the solitude, silence, and peace in the photo reference, along with the beautiful light, fall colors, and reflections in the water.
I spent the first 19 years of my life growing up in St. Louis and loved the change of seasons before moving to East Texas, home of evergreen loblolly pines with sharp brown stabbing needles that fall like daggers.
Words cannot begin to express how much I have missed witnessing the dramatic change of leaves for the past 59 years. A fall never passes without intense, nostalgic pain to see autumn leaves dance to the ground in their fiery array on a chilly, bright, sunny afternoon under a blue sky. We truly don't appreciate what we have until it's gone.
It was an honor to bring this richly colored scene to life on my canvas! Memories of all the gorgeous leaves from my past welled up into falling tears of joy and gratitude to have at least witnessed firsthand what falls should actually look like! Nothing would make me happier than to rest alongside that little boat, simply beholding in silent ecstasy.
This painting was adapted from a photograph, courtesy of photographers Yann Meersseman and Moira Fitzgerald.
Thanks for viewing.
Nancy
