Blue Ridge, Daily Painter: Janet Wimmer: Natural Bridge

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Natural Bridge

12 x 16 original oil $350. SOLD

Did you know that GeorgeWashington left his initials on the wall of the Bridge in 1750? And did you know that JRR Tolkien engraved the hobbit walking song along the trail near the creek? Interesting trivia for a treasure hunt when visiting this national treasure!

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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.