The Calm Before The Storm


The days come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant friendly party, but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away.

                            Ralph Waldo Emerson 

 Although this painting needs a little more fine tuning it is already one of my favorites.  I love how the little church stands so proudly and so securely in spite of the terrible storm brewing behind it.  The trees and the wheat field also stand so serenely in the church's presence.  I will try to add a little more drama by putting some more shadows in the landscape but will try to hang on to that feeling of calmness.