BOBOLINK MEADOW SUNSET . . . . . Hyde Park, Chicago . . . . . Oil on Canvas
Notecards with prints of local scenes are for sale to benefit the SPR Food Pantry. More information below.
I fell in love for the first time when I was fourteen years old. I was hiking with my cabin mates on a trail in the forest, surrounded by thick, dense trees, no civilization in sight. As the day progressed, I felt my heart swell with joy, transported into a different world. It was magical. Eight miles passed all too quickly, but at the end I knew that I had found something that I would love forever.
BELOVED POINT . . . . . Hyde Park, Chicago . . . . . Acrylic on Canvas
BOBOLINK MEADOW BOWER TREE . . . . . Hyde Park, Chicago . . . . . Oil on Canvas
BOBOLINK MEADOW SPRING . . . . . Hyde Park, Chicago . . . . . Oil on Canvas
BOBOLINK MEADOW SUNSET . . . . . Hyde Park, Chicago . . . . . Oil on Canvas
This deep joy while in nature has followed me all my life, providing many experiences that only deepened my love of the outdoors. In retirement, I fell in love again with scenes of the Dunes that my very good friend had been painting for years. I longed to do the same, to prolong this joy. And so, in 2007, I began.
SUNKISSED . . . . . Indiana Dunes, Indiana . . . . . Oil on Canvas
EMERALD ISLE . . . . . North Carolina . . . . . Oil on Canvas
The paintings in this show are from places we have visited and been nourished by. Four are from our own Hyde Park, including our discovery during this pandemic of Bobolink Meadow. Painting them has provided the opportunity to re-experience and soak in their beauty even more deeply. I hope you find pleasure in some as well.
LUCY IN THE GREAT NORTH WOODS . . . . . New York . . . . . Oil on Canvas
SPRING . . . . . Santa Rosa, California . . . . . Oil on Canvas
MOGOLLON RIM . . . . . Arizona . . . . . Acrylic on Canvas
TURTLEHEAD PEAK . . . . . Red Rock Canyon, Nevada . . . . . Oil on Canvas
LUCY IN WATKINS GLEN . . . . . New York . . . . . Oil on canvas
AUTUMN BURST . . . . . Upper Iowa River . . . . . Oil on Canvas
Support SPR’s Food Pantry: Buy note cards
Send beautiful local scenes to family and friends along with your personal messages. A package with five note cards bearing the images above can be yours for a $25.00 donation. All proceeds, less printing and shipping costs, will go to provide food for our neighbors through the SPR Food Pantry. To order, email Ruth Woll at ruthewoll@gmail.com. You can pay using PayPal with the note “Food Pantry”; or make your check payable to St. Paul and The Redeemer with “Food Pantry” in the memo line and mail to St. Paul and the Redeemer, 4945 S. Dorchester Ave., Chicago, IL 60615.
The St. Paul & the Redeemer Arts Committee normally has an exhibit, which changes every two months, in the church’s chapel. During COVID-19, we are bringing you art online. Thanks to parishioner Ruth Woll for the paintings in this show. This exhibit will stay on the SPR website through November 29, 2020. For more information, contact Jim Wright at jimphotoguy1@gmail.com.