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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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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, to oregon
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The river moves calmly through its landscape, not in any particular hurry to get where it's going because, even if the pace is leisurely, it will still, eventually, reach its destination. A good thing to remember when we're tempted to rush through our day.

Evening on the Willamette art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/evening-on-the-willamette-steve-henderson.html

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Freedom
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All your promises,

You never meant to honor.

And you never did.

In the "land of the free," it's not a matter of blue vs. red or red vs. blue so much as Those with Power vs. Those Who Wish to Live Free.

We Just Wanted to Be Free canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/we-just-wanted-to-be-free-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to sailing
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On the bay, they were far enough away from the city to escape the noise and bustle, but close enough to watch its endless activity. It was a good perspective, one that allowed them to observe without being distracted.

Elliot Bay canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/elliot-bay-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to art
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The ability to create is a gift given to us as human beings.With our hands, hearts, minds, and skill we are able to fabricate and bring forth things of beauty and goodness . . . or, things that are not. We do well when we determine to use our creativity for good, and refuse to employ it for evil.

In the Workshop greeting card -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/in-the-workshop-steve-henderson.html?product=greeting-card

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 dance
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Spinning and turning,

She moved with smooth, quiet grace

As she danced her life.

Not all of us are trained or skilled as dancers on the stage, but in the dance of life, we have opportunity to move with strength, purpose, and meaning.

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

#dance #dancer #woman #beauty #art #artwork #stevehenderson #fediart #mastoart #buyintoart #ayearforart #red #abstract #figurative #painting #oil #haiku #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #life #magical #writing

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Weather
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The weather could go either way. It was one of those moments in which the storm hadn't quite decided whether it wanted to unleash itself in a torrent of rain, or slowly dissipate into a cloudy day broken by gleams of sunlight. Either way, the show would be worth seeing.

Golden Field canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/golden-field-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to art
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Many creative projects demand that we give them time and attention. And why not? When we're doing something that interests us, why rush through it? The very act of creating provides as much satisfaction as the finished product.

These Gifts Are Better Than Toys greeting card -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/these-gifts-are-better-than-toys-steve-henderson.html?product=greeting-card

#christmas #holidays #santaclaus #art #artwork #stevehenderson #ayearforart #buyintoart #mastoart #fediart #Nativity #create #creative #oil #painting #greetingcard #hobby #workshop #studio

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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Rugged peaks form a ring encircling a high, clear, pristine, alpine lake. This is a landscape of intense silence, one where you can sit on a boulder along the banks, look out over the water, and think pleasant, interesting thoughts (why be grumpy in a place like this?).

Crystalline Waters art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/crystalline-waters-steve-henderson.html

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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Is there such thing as a Great Awakening? I suspect that if there were, it would be quickly taken over by the authorities of the day and reconfigured to their satisfaction.

Quite fortunately, awakenings happen every day, one by one in individuals, as we see a truth, a light we had not been aware of before.

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

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Utah
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I love Zion National Park in Utah, USA. Not the crowds, mind you, but if you're willing to explore the "back 40" of the park, the places not listed on brochures, you find all the majesty and splendor of the landscape, without the noise or crowds.

Zion's West Canyon art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/zions-west-canyon-steve-henderson.html

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 dance
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It was easy, too easy. to carry about bitterness and anger, resentment and fear within her -- there was so much to be angry and bitter about.

But she felt in her heart, sensed it in her steps that these emotions caused her to be clumsy, awkward, unable to stand and move with strength.

The grace and freedom she sought did not live in hatred.

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

SteveHendersonFineArt, to Arizona
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Although it was not a very big tree, it was rather older than it looked, because conditions for growth had never been easy.

The wind was brutal, the rocky soil hard and scrabbly, the location tenuous.

And yet despite the disadvantages, maybe because of them, the tree continued to grow, strong and resolute and tenacious.

Living on the Edge framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/living-on-the-edge-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

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

#nature #oregon #art #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #travel

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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All day, every day, we acquire a lot of information, some of it true, quite a bit of it, I imagine, false, or at best, misleading.

The world won't stop when we stop listening. We have freedom to pause, look at our surroundings, wonder, ponder, and seek that which is true, and beautiful, timeless, natural, normal and good.

Quiet Contemplation framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/quiet-contemplation-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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I send thanks to the buyer in Washington who purchased an art print of

Otter Rock Beach -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/otter-rock-beach-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print

May the artwork take you on a peaceful yet bracing walk along the beach, where you can walk barefoot through the surf. And may you set aside any worries or cares in exchange for a feeling of freedom and well being.

SteveHendersonFineArt, to dance
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I send thanks to the buyer from Texas who purchased a canvas print of

Twilight Romance -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/twilight-romance-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

May the artwork take you to a place of magical romance and deep, calming joy, bringing a smile of gladness to your face and heart every time you see it.

SteveHendersonFineArt, to DadBin
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I send thanks to the buyer from Florida who purchased a greeting card of

The Harvesters -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/the-harvesters-steve-henderson.html?product=greeting-card

May the artwork take both you and the person to whom you send the card to a place of simplicity and joy, where life does not have to be convoluted and fearful, but normal and healthy and . . . good.

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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It did not stumble and rush through its space, this quiet stream. Rather, it literally flowed with the landscape, and when it encountered barriers, it either went around them or kept nudging, pushing, and bumping against them until it found a way through.

Unrelenting determination makes an impact.

Peaceful Stream canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/peaceful-stream-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#nature #country #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #washington #summer #rural #motivation #fedigiftshop #landscape

SteveHendersonFineArt, to art
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There were so many things to think about, but they had to be curated.

Otherwise, she would use this precious time of silence to focus on things that didn't matter, items of "news" or current events to mentally grumble over, as opposed to deeply focusing and thinking upon those introspections within her heart, ones that were calling out to be heard.

Riverside Muse canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/riverside-muse-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

SteveHendersonFineArt, to nature
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I send thanks to the buyer from Utah who purchased an art print of

Valley of Stones -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/valley-of-stones-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print

It's a rugged place, this high valley in the wilderness of Oregon. May the artwork take you to such a place -- one of wild beauty, intense silence, and timeless majesty.

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 nyc
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She brought the umbrella because she wanted to, not because she was told to.

In fact, most people told her she was silly to bring it.

Personally, she thought it was silly to listen to most people at the expense of heeding one's own voice.

Hello New York metal print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/hello-new-york-steve-henderson.html?product=metal-print

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