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Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Size: 12 W x 9 H x 0.1 D in
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Cielo Velato (Veiled Sky) Assisi, Italy Pilgrimage. My mid forties has brought a question of my greater sense of purpose, new pursuits, and a deep desire for sanctification. An art residency in Assisi, Italy, ArteStudio Ginestrelle, graced my pilgrim path this spring, and brought a fresh body of work, Cielo Velato, which in Italian is a poetic term meaning "veiled sky". Sometimes that veil is thinner, and we see a marvelous glimpse of God's glory, His beauty, His creation, His purpose- we taste and see that He is good. Other times, that veil feels drawn over our eyes, eternity feels as it is named, a distant concept, a mystery so far beyond our understanding. This body of work was created over a period of 30 days, during the season of Lent. It begins with a new visual language to paint the organic movements of the orchards and olive groves on the wild mountains in the Umbria Region of Italy. My nearest neighbors were sheep herders, and I began to weave the fold of sheep into the landscape. Viewing the 13th century frescoes within the churches of Assisi, Siena, and Florence, and reading on the life of Saint Francis and St Clare, my artwork began to take on greater spiritual meaning, as the Cielo Velato, became thinner. The clouds begin to take on celestial imagery, still life works began to speak of a communal plate, and the narrative of St. Francis and St. Clare opened my artistic hand to a new expression of painting.
Painting:Acrylic on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:12 W x 9 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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Rachael Van Dyke is a full-time artist creating abstract landscape and figurative work inspired by living off the grid in the Blue Ridge mountains and traveling abroad. Van Dyke is an avid artist-in-residence and has participated in national and international residencies. These residencies create new boundaries for her work and encourage an alteration of technique and expression. These boundaries also create stimulation as she is forced to understand and come to terms with her limitations. Being open to a new color palette or a new visual language to express the land and culture is necessary. Rachael chooses to explore the region through hiking or bicycling, visiting museums and historic sites, and trying her hand at engaging with local residents. Each body of work is influenced by place and tells a story of the people and land that she’s encountered. Instagram @vandyker
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