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SteveHendersonFineArt

@SteveHendersonFineArt@mastodon.social

I am an independent fine art painter who creates images celebrating life, light, truth, thought, and joy. You can find my prints at https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/

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SteveHendersonFineArt, to dance
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Such a perfect place, perfect time for a spontaneous, extemporaneous dance on the beach.

The folds of fabric were just calling out to be unfurled in a flowing ripple of light, color and glow.

The last light of the sun cast its golden rays across the glistening surface of the sand, and there was no orchestra but the surf.

There was youth, and joy, and innocence.

Evening Waltz canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/evening-waltz-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Seattle
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Slow, easy, quiet:

Nature is in no hurry,

And neither am I.

We don't always have to be in the thick of things, in the midst of all the action. Sometimes, many times, it's good to step far enough away that you get a different perspective.

Away from the noise.

Emerald City Twilight art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/emerald-city-twilight-steve-henderson.html

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Travel
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The view from above, the view from below, the view from in between -- we gain perspective from every step we take.

As we move from one spot to another, we see things that were hidden from sight before. If we refused to budge, we wouldn't know they were there.

Descent into Bryce metal print of the original oil painting -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/descent-into-bryce-steve-henderson.html?product=metal-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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Their enemy wasn't each other: there was plenty of grass for each.

No, their enemy was the predator that sought to run down, maim, kill and eat them. And for that reason, they were always vigilant.

Though they grazed, at least one of them was always watching, ready to warn the group. And they all were prepared to react.

Grazing in the Salmon River Mountains framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/grazing-in-the-salmon-river-mountains-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Travel
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Most of the canyon was in shadow, tucked away for the night, its nocturnal creatures lightly stirring and preparing for activity.

But the humans were mostly gone, in their tents or campers or at the resort, and for the moment, this moment, there was a silence as deep and profound as the landscape itself.

Evening Light at the Grand Canyon canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/evening-light-at-the-grand-canyon-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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The beach stretched on for miles, and she strolled through the surf all afternoon, into the evening.

Smiling, she felt the breeze ruffle through her hair -- a light kiss from the goddess of the sea. The sun was warm, the water cool, and she felt quietly elated, her soul basking in the glow of light that surrounded and embraced her.

Catching the Breeze framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/catching-the-breeze-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to art
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First in, and last out --

That's what we're all about.

We're the firefighters.

Firefighter, canvas print of the original watercolor painting -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/firefighter-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #fire #firefighters #firstresponders #orange #fedigiftshop #gift #profession #professional #artist #artmatters #haiku #poem #poetry

SteveHendersonFineArt, to art
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I send thanks to the buyer from Wisconsin who purchased a framed print of my original oil painting

August -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/august-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

May the artwork take you to one of those sleepy, quiet days in summer, when it's too hot to do anything but sit on the porch with a glass of iced tea, and watch the grass sway ever so gently in the breeze.

SteveHendersonFineArt, to books
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She had heard of people who would not read fiction because they didn't want to waste time on "stuff that wasn't true."

But fiction, to her, told the stories of humanity's experience -- people's hopes, joys, fears, irritations, desires, questions, doubts -- in a way that non-fiction prose simply could not do.

A Novel Landscape framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/a-novel-landscape-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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Before, during, after -- a good storm on the coast is well worth finding a spot to watch it from.

Brooding clouds overhead do their best to block the sun, but eventually, as the storm wanes, light breaks through and shimmers across the surface of the sea.

The power of nature is awe inspiring. How often do we take time to look?

Breakthrough art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/breakthrough-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print

#nature #storm #rain #weather #ocean #sea #oregon #buyintoart #mastoart #fediart #art #artwork #ayearforart #cloud

SteveHendersonFineArt, to art
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So much of what we learn is self-taught.

Reading, questioning, thinking, researching, experimenting, failing, trying again -- it is through this process that we grow in our skills and intellect.

And pretending, imagining, daydreaming, wondering -- all those things I got in trouble for at school -- those are part of learning, too.

Boy in the Rhubarb Patch framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/boy-in-the-rhubarb-patch-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to home
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I send thanks to the buyer from Oregon who bought multiple 25-packs of the greeting card

The Broughton House -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/the-broughton-house-steve-henderson.html?product=greeting-card

May the artwork bring a sense of warmth and welcome and home to both you and the people to whom you send the cards.

SteveHendersonFineArt, to italy
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It was one of those days in which there was no set schedule, no firm plans, no obligations to meet. The only thing that mattered to them was, whatever they chose to do, they did it together.

They walked, they talked, they ate, they walked some more, and in doing so created a day so perfect and memorable that it stayed in both their hearts, well, forever.

A Perfect Afternoon in Venice canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/a-perfect-afternoon-in-venice-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to art
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I send thanks to the buyer from Minnesota who purchased a framed print of

Before the Bath -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/before-the-bath-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

May the artwork take you to a place of quiet relaxation and delicious calm, a time of meditation and contemplation that refuses to be rushed.

SteveHendersonFineArt, to ocean
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There are times, she mused, when shoes were vastly overrated, such as when one was splashing through the surf.

It wasn't an earthshaking, life-changing thought, but those weren't what was ambling through her head right now.

Gathering Thoughts art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/gathering-thoughts-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to art
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She looked like she was thinking deeply, and she was. And what she was pondering was this:

"How is it that a small but definitive segment of people can make a thoughtless or disparaging comment in a post or text, and then feel that they are absolved of the offense of insulting another by adding LOL at the end?"

One of modern life's unanswered questions . . .

Girl in a Copper Dress 1 framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/girl-in-a-copper-dress-i-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Utah
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Nature is flamboyant in a way that is not overpowering or offensive, but rather, joyous and inclusive.

"Come see me!" she invites. "Step out into my landscapes and enjoy the season with me -- beauty is so much more satisfying when it is shared."

The earth. It's an amazing place that we have all been invited, as guests, to share in and benefit from.

Flamboyant Utah art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/flamboyant-utah-steve-henderson.html

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Utah
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It wasn't an event that happened once in a lifetime, or even once every number of years.

No, sunset happened every single night, all over the world, and was there for everyone to see.

But because it was so "common," too many people didn't take time to see it . . .

Last Light in Zion canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/last-light-in-zion-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#sunset #zion #utah #art #artwork #buyintoart #ayearforart #mastoart #fediart #homedecor #eclipse #travel #nature #quote #artist #southwest #vacation #light #shadow

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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In the same way that the reflection in a still, calm lake is broken with ripples when we toss a stone in it, so also are our own reflections affected by noise or interruptions.

Perhaps we can make it to a silent place like this. But when we can't, it's worth seeking out stillness, anywhere, in which to pursue our thoughts.

Last Light at Black Lake framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/last-light-at-black-lake-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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It wasn't a path you necessarily wanted to run over or rush through -- shadows dappled among the sunlight obscured the roots and rocks that hid under the leaves.

But since it was an intriguing place, pleasantly so, there was nothing bothersome about having to slow the pace to an unhurried one.

Forest Path canvas print- -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/forest-path-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to art
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I send thanks to the buyer from Canada who purchased a framed print of

Dandelions -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/dandelions-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

May the artwork take you to a place of joy and satisfaction, a fine spring day on which sunny, happy flowers burst into life around you.

SteveHendersonFineArt, to KISS
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We left the party --

The music and the dancing --

And found our own space.

Sometimes, the most important things can't be said with words, nor in the midst of a crowd.

Forever Yours canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/forever-yours-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Battlemaps
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Light draws out color that is hidden in the shadows; shadows nurture hues that the light doesn't touch.

The sea isn't "just" blue, but reflects what goes on in the sky overhead. Maybe that's why the minutes flow past so quickly, one after another like waves on the shore, when we're at the ocean, simply watching its dance and listening to its song.

Opalescent Sea canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/opalescent-sea-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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Long before there was Silicon Valley and all its technocratic adulation, there were trees and mountains, meadows and blue sky -- places of beauty nature invited us to be in and enjoy.

And long after technocracy fails, the trees and mountains and meadows will remain. Still beautiful. Still inviting us to be in them and enjoy.

Seeing Red at the Seven Devils canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/seeing-red-at-the-seven-devils-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt,
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@mykhaylo indeed that is true -- technology has the potential to do and be good, as well as the opposite. Technocracy tends to lie in the latter category.

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