Blue Ridge, Daily Painter: Janet Wimmer: The Bridge to Life

Sunday, October 26, 2025

The Bridge to Life

$450

The bridge is always a symbol of connections from here to there. We are made for connection. As Gods people we connect to Him, to nature, and to others in powerful ways that sustain our lives. As I chose this image to paint, I saw connections of pathways horizontally and vertically. Our horizontal paths are impoortant but our vertical path is life sustaining, the sun and the Son provide and protect and show the way to abundant life.

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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.