"Freedom Reigns"
"Freedom Reigns"
Oil hue paint and French conte crayon pastel mixed mediums applied on granite gessoed stretched canvas over a wooden frame.
36H x 36W x 2D inches
First textured layers of oil paint and conte pastel brushstrokes were made 2018, before the title "Freedom Reigns" existed. All that was in my mind at that time was contemplating the future of my life and all the opportunities that surrounded me. Time drifted forward, dust gathered on my passions and likewise on my canvas. I felt a calling from the vibrant pink swirls which I had left unattended to return - to complete its story. Hope that growth could be possible again encapsulates this piece as it and the viewer sit together in stillness. Vibrant pinks and greens skip across the stretched canvas to create clouds and possible imagery. Tall grasses as inspired by my landscape surroundings appear caught in mid-sway nestled within the foreground. I hope the viewer joins me in releasing our mid-breaths. Imagine a peaceful morning or evening being presently allowed to lay within the thickets, spending our time together looking up and watching clouds pass by.
Care Instructions
Like any piece of fine artwork, these instructions should be followed to extend the beauty and life of the physical artwork.
- Do not display in an area that gets a lot of direct sunlight without being framed in a UV protected glass frame.
- Artwork should not be installed in bathrooms or kitchens with poor ventilation. The constant high humidiety will run the potential of damaging the artwork.
- Other things that will have the potential of damaging the artwork: lighting candles near by, spraying room sprays on the piece, and other activities that would inheritly devalue the original piece of fine art.
Awards Received
*Award: Art in City Hall, 2021 program display award. Displayed in City Hall in the mayors office in 2021 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Alternate Image Description:
Alt image text: Vibrant pinks and greens skip across the stretched canvas. Tall grasses appear caught in mid-sway in the foreground.
