Down to the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way
Although I planned a day off from watercolors for Monday I could not let my fingers from the brushes. I was flipping through a sketchbook from last year and found a picture of a river in the evening sunlight while I was listening to a live concert of Alison Kraus & Union Station. And at the end of this AKUS concert they sing this beautiful interpretation of “Down to the river to pray”. It was like an encouraging sign to paint this and the complete full-sheet was done in about 2 wonderful hours while another AKUS concert was playing on my computer. A great start into a new week.
Obwohl ich eigentlich einen Aquarell-freien Montag geplant hatte, konnte ich dann doch nicht die Finger von den Pinseln lassen. Ich blätterte durch die Seiten eines meiner Skizzenbücher vom letzten Jahr und fand dieses Bild von einem Fluss in der Abendsonne, während ich ein Live-Konzert von Alison Krauss & Union Station hörte. Und am Ende dieses AKUS-Konzertes singen sie diese wunderbare Interpretation von „Down tot he river to pray“. Es war wie ein ermutigendes Zeichen, dieses Aquarell zu malen und das komplette große Blatt war in 2 wunderbaren Stunden gemalt, während ein anderes AKUS-Konzert auf dem Computer lief. Ein großartiger Start in die neue Woche.
Beautiful! I love Alison Krauss music!!
Dwight
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Thanks so much, Dwight! 🙂
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Simply gorgeous! Definitely a beautiful place to have a conversation with God.
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Thanks so much, Carol! 🙂
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Excellent contrast/complimentary colours between the foreground and midground. Also, thank you for posting the sketch. The difference is nice to see. You have added so much depth to the full page painting.
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Thanks so much, Mathilda-Anne Florence! 🙂
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I keep saying…beautiful..anazing… kind of like a broken record….
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Thanks so much, Claudia! 🙂
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So serene…i could just look at it all day
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I did, too. And found out that I am going to add a few things. 🙂
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