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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 nature
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Initially, what she wanted to find was a seer, an oracle or a prophetess who could impart to her teachings of truth. For that reason she traveled to where she thought this person could be.

But in the course of the journey, she realized that what she was searching for was not someone to TELL her the truth, but the truth itself.

And that she could find by seeking.

Lady of the Lake art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/lady-of-the-lake-steve-henderson.html

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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Often while traveling we're in some sort of hurry to get there. Being on the road isn't particularly relaxing.

But when we stop -- generally for those bathroom breaks -- it's an opportunity to take a stroll and be pleasantly surprised by our surroundings.

This is a view we encountered in an out of the way, almost hidden, you just about miss it, rest stop in Oregon.

Midday at Joseph Canyon canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/midday-at-chief-joseph-canyon-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Utah
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I send thanks to the buyer from Indiana who purchased a framed print of

Valley of the Goddess -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/valley-of-the-goddess-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

May the artwork inspire you to greet the morning and each day with strength and confidence, looking out into a landscape that is yours to reign.

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Flowers
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"Are you a morning person or a night owl?"

How we love to classify things, gather up various elements and tuck them into boxes that we arrange in a neat, modular stack.

I like both morning and night, and sometimes stay up late, other times get up early (but try not to do both simultaneously).

And I find flowers in the morning to be a cheerful way to start the day.

Morning's Glory framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/mornings-glory-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

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SteveHendersonFineArt, to Arizona
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She did not run from the rain but welcomed it, because she knew how infrequently, how rarely and yet how blessedly, it enriched and healed the land.

Some gifts, she mused, are meant to be savored -- revered and treasured deliberately, quietly, with grace and the deepest of gratitude.

And in such a manner, she did.

Rain Dance canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/rain-dance-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to tea
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Often, we want everything to match, to look the same, to be part of a set that goes together.

But it is so much easier, and can be just as beautiful, when things don't match, don't look all the same -- when each piece, though it shares characteristics with others, does not look like an exact copy of the rest.

Polish Pottery canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/polish-pottery-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to sailing
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There comes a point when we can eat no more because our bodies simply must have time to digest what we have taken in.

So it is with knowledge, or what passes for knowledge, or facts, or "news," -- there comes a point when we must stop ingesting and take time to review and ponder over, analyze and question, think upon and contemplate what we have taken in.

Passing By metal print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/passing-by-steve-henderson.html?product=metal-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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There are not so many waterfalls in the world that we can adopt an attitude of, "Oh, ho hum. Let's go see something interesting."

Because they ARE interesting, these flowing rushes of water cascading over cliffs and tumbling into a broiling pool below.

From the big guys to the little ones to all those in between, waterfalls demand that we stop and appreciate their existence.

Palouse Falls framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/palouse-falls-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Weather
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The buildup of clouds was gradual but unremitting, nature's musing that though an action may be slow, if it is persistent, it amasses to a state of electrifying power.

At this point the storm paused, almost as if waiting, considering whether it wanted to proceed full force to detonating its pent up fury, or to release and break down, dissipating into nothingness.

Thundercloud over the Palouse metal print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/thundercloud-over-the-palouse-steve-henderson.html?product=metal-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Arizona
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I send thanks to the buyer from Michigan who purchased an art print of

Evening Colors -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/evening-colors-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print

May the artwork take you to a place of silence and awe, one in which you are surrounded by a majesty that is timeless and inspiring.

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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Alpine landscapes experience their own weather: they are first to see the snow, last to see it leave.

It's a striking reminder that all is not homogeneous in the world. 99 percent of the trees don't agree; it isn't snowy everywhere at the same time.

There is variety and difference, even disagreement. That's what makes the planet such an intriguing place.

First Snow canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/first-snow-in-the-elkhorn-mountains-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Travel
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Cliffs and crags and rocky reaches -- from my perch I see it all.

After climbing to the heights, I stand at the overlook and survey a kingdom of rugged palisades, daring the traveler to traverse.

It is an eagle eye view, and for this moment, I pretend that I flew here, before I turn back to the trail and continue, step by step, to hike.

High on Zion metal print of the original oil painting -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/high-on-zion-steve-henderson.html?product=metal-print

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

#dance #romance #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #beach #joy

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

#travel #art #artwork #buyintoart #mastoart #fediart #ayearforart #southwest #utah #vacation #bryce #nationalpark #quote #artist #fedigiftshop

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

#seattle #washington #haiku #poetry #poem #art #artwork #buyintoart #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop #sunset #city #sail #boat #sailing #quiet #weekend #travel

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

#joy #nature #sunset #woman #beauty #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart

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 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

#books #reading #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #fiction #story #landscape #nature #colombia #writing

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 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

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

#italy #travel #venice #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart

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