Blue Ridge, Daily Painter: Janet Wimmer: Out for a Walk

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Out for a Walk

Blue Ridge Parkway Series #474 12 x 16 oil SOLD

"I only went for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in." John Muir was a 19th c. advocate for preservation of the wilderness in the U.S. He was also a Christian who really understood the spiritual nature of Creation and how it relates to the character of God. As I walk the trails of the Parkway, I also, observe the God of all Creation illuminating my path with Truth, Goodness and Beauty.

1 comment:

LindaApril 5, 2019 at 2:22 AM
Wonderful light! We need more writers like John Muir.
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