Blue Ridge, Daily Painter: Janet Wimmer: Country Roads

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Country Roads

Country Roads, Parkway Series # 508 12 x 16 oil $350.

I know I'm showing my age but I remember buying this album by John Denver when it first came out in the 70s. Even before this I was in love with country roads. Going home, leading home, taking me home, nostalgia, the smell of dirt, the orange clay with purple shadows, the sunshine on my shoulders....these things call me to another place and another time. Looking back is fun but looking forward is even better. One day these country roads will take me home, a home not of this world but one much more longed for!

3 comments:

AnonymousAugust 17, 2023 at 2:39 PM
Janet is an amazing art teacher! She is a rarity, an accomplished artist who is willing to teach others how to use their artistic visions.
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Steven C. MaconSeptember 5, 2023 at 3:52 PM
Love your art.... Inspiring to view.
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AdrianDecember 5, 2023 at 5:49 PM
Your blog has been a beacon of wisdom in my online journey.
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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.