Child's Play - gold mine train
by Talya Johnson
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8.000 x 6.000 inches
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Title
Child's Play - gold mine train
Artist
Talya Johnson
Medium
Painting - Impressionist Oil Painting On Canvas Board
Description
Another favorite Alaskan destination for me en plein air paint (especially in the fall when the tundra turns a lovely scarlet) is Independence Mine State Historical Park. (Plein air painting is a French impressionist term meaning in open air.) It's an abandoned gold mine located in Hatcher Pass, Alaska. The old gold mine, up in the majestic Talkeetna Mountains has a spirit of adventure and sacrifice than is unlike anything else I've ever experienced. Gorgeous views of the valley below leave me feeling tiny in all of God's creation. The tiny mining train rusted and sun beaten is always a favorite for my children to play on. I enjoy watching their freedom as their imaginations soar pretending to be gold miners. I was initially going to only paint the train--its textures attracting my interest. I put my jacket on it to provide a little discord to the analogous warm harmony before me. But when a visiting family walked by and their little boy hopped on the train as my boys have done so often, I knew I had found a far more interesting focal point for my miniature painting.
This painting was featured and sold in the Best and Brightest juried Art Show in Scottsdale Artists School.
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December 19th, 2012
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Comments (53)
Madalena Lobao-Tello
CONGRATULATIONS!! Featured on Iberoamerican Colors. Great artwork. Love the colours and composition !!
Painted Ladies Inc
Woohoo!! This amazing work has been featured in PL Inc-friends and fans group! We invite you to post this image in our features discussion. We rotate our featured images daily, posting in the featured discussion is a great opportunity to keep this beautiful work seen.
Nikolyn McDonald
This is just delightful - I love the blocks of color and the little boy really brings it to life. My pick for DFM&N for October 14.
EMONA Art
What a marvelous painting, Talya... you're a master of rendering light and magic chromatic... :) F,v&SU
Omar Hafidi
His own simple little world is enchanting our own complicated bigger world.....a wonderful expression Talya Vf
AnnaJo Vahle
Beautiful...charming...nicely composed. I am glad that the little boy was included. It lends a sense of scale to this wonderful painting. You are so talented! f/v