In the town of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana stands the shell of an old building where a man once ran a store and showed movies in the balcony. There were other businesses there, but none quite as important to my family. I don’t know how long the building will continue to stand, so I have begun to capture it in paint and canvas.

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Cross and Statue at Oakwood Cemetery in Jefferson, Texas
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16×20

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I recently visited the historic Oakwood Cemetery in Jefferson Texas. I find cemeteries to be peaceful places, and the old monuments are inspiring. The columns remind me of Ancient Greece and Rome. This artwork represents only small portion of Oakwood.

Near the bottom of the painting, under the trees, all is dark and perhaps even depressing. But the cross and other monuments rise high above the treetops, into the sky, and there is hope.

This is a mixed media peace, which means that I started the background with acrylic, then came in with oil. Size is 14×18. There is something I love about textured stone. Currently, I am working on a cemetery scene with weathered stone. It should be up in a couple of days.

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