Blue Ridge, Daily Painter: Janet Wimmer: July 2020

Monday, July 6, 2020

Reflections of Life

Blue Ridge Parkway Series #492 original oil 11 x 14 $295.

Reflections in the Lake at the Peaks of Otter are always changing, depending on the light, the time of day, the wind, and the algae in the lake. The clarity of the reflection is a result of the light and the calmness of the water. I have learned that my reflection of Jesus is a result of His light in me and my calmness/stillness before Him. Sooooo many lessons from nature......always amaze me.

Sunrise over Buck Mountain: It's all about the Light

Parkway Series #491 12 x 16 original oil SOLD

It's all about the Light... The sun set, the sun rise, the shadows, the reflections, the highlights. Light is never really seen without the darkness. Even though the world seems dark right now, the Light is there and it is ready to explode on the scene. The One who embodies Truth, Goodness and Beauty is on His way! He has and He will again arise!

Treatise on why I create

An artist, musician, craftsman, theatrical director, performer, all know that the human heart longs for truth, goodness, and beauty. If we can create that sense of longing, we capture our audience in the creative experience. In Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz, Frank creates a magical story about longing for home. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is a plea by a young girl to find that place of rest, a home in which to feel safe. St. Augustine said "our hearts are restless until we find our rest in God". Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer, expressed his faith through his music. He sat before a painting of Jesus every day and prayed for an hour before beginning his day. His composition "The Mission" transports the listener to another place, another time, another dimension of reality - an eternal home- a celebration of beauty. My goal in painting is to draw the viewer into a higher sense of reality and to feel that sense of longing and to hopefully realize that longing is ultimately for the eternal home, Heaven.