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Fields of Gold

Fields of Gold is one of several paintings from my Nantucket Island series, the rest of which I'll continue to share throughout the year.  Please click the image for a better, larger view and feel free to listen to the accompanying audio (link directly below) which inspired the name of this painting.

 

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Fields of Gold. 16×20 oil on canvas by Juliane Porter. Fields overlooking the cliffs of Nantucket. 

 

Do you have a favorite inspirational travel destination?

Is there a piece of music which reminds you of any place in particular?

 

You may also enjoy~>  Italy 2 Ways:  Il Volo & Umbria

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In Celebration of Autumn

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"Prelude to Fall on the Savage River" by Juliane Porter (30″ × 40″ oil on archival linen) Please click painting for BETTER LARGER VIEW.


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Before you read on, first click the above music link!  

Autumn had just begun turning leaves copper and gold when I painted this scene of the Savage River last year.  I was hypnotized by the rhythm of leaves, sunshine and water skipping along boulders then smoothing into a deep ribbon along the calm, mossy bank.

A beautiful adventure of life leading life.  

Then, just last weekend, as my husband and I basked in our first indoor fire of the season, listening to Dvorak's 8th Symphony, I was instantly transported back to the scene of my painting.  

Take a listen to Dvorak's gorgeous symphony singing the emotion and adventure of life that so spoke to me when I painted "Prelude to Fall on the Savage River".

What pieces of music do you associate with Autumn? 

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Italy 2 ways ~ Il Volo & Umbria

Today is a tribute to Italy two ways…

First, via the gorgeous voices of Il Volo, a young trio with voices of gold who've already gone platinum in Italy.  Their name, “Il Volo,” meaning “flight,” was chosen to signify the feeling that these three young tenors were about to spread their wings and fly.  And indeed they have!  You will be blown away!  (Thank you, Kaye Cloutman, for introducing me to Il Volo. Visit her lovely website, Clout&About)

 

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Teenagers, Piero Barone (17), Ignazio Boschetto (16), & Gianluca Ginoble (16)

And my second tribute to Italy, a painting of a peaceful olive grove in Umbria.  Umbria is the region of Italy often compared to Tuscany, without the touristy aspects.  Jim and I picnicked beneath these beautiful, old trees enjoying wine, salami and cheese.  It was a blustery day, like today, sunny one moment, cloudy the next.  

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"In the Umbrian Olive Grove" by Juliane Porter (Oil on 18"x14" canvas ~ Click for a better, larger view)

 

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