Closed on Monday
by Steve Henderson
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20.000 x 20.000 inches
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Title
Closed on Monday
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Paper
Description
In a 24/7 online world, there is no time to stop and rest, to relax and rejuvenate from working.
But in the real world – the world in which people run their own businesses – gift shops and restaurants, small grocery stores and fine art painting studios – one cannot work 24/7. There simply has to be time away from work.
And so it is, also, for people who do not own their businesses but work for another. As much as corporations and governments wish it were possible for people to work all the time, non-stop, for them and their interests (“We’re your FAMILY!”), we are not machines. And, as humans, we have many interests and pursuits in addition to that of work.
The artwork, Closed on Monday, invites you to take a stroll through the streets of Orvieto, Italy. As you pass by a cozy cafe, you notice that the umbrellas are folded up, the doors closed. This particular establishment is closed on Mondays, giving the owners time for the many other things in life that need to be done – including rest.
Another time, throughout the week, you may notice the stores and establishments closed in the afternoon, as the owners and employees take a break in the hottest part of the day to go home, eat lunch with their families, rest and take a break before they re-open at five.
This is the ebb and flow of a day, the undulating current of life – work, and rest; rest, and work. We need both, but in the hamster wheel of technological modernity, it is easy to be lulled by the words of the autocrats: “Your value is in your WORK! Anything else is a waste of time. To be a productive member of society, an eater that isn’t useless, you must work. All the time!”
No, this message is wrong. It is okay – and normal, and essential, and necessary – to be closed on Monday, or whatever day you need it to be.
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February 5th, 2024
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Comments (37)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Closed on Monday composition, lighting, shading, excellent color and artwork! Congratulations on your very deserving features! F/L
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations, your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of Impressionism group 2/13/2024! Please visit the group to view it in our online gallery and to add it to the features log and catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work!
JASON SENTUF
Congratulations!! Your marvelous artwork has just been featured in 'The FAA Gallery for All Painters group. Please go to the discussion page and click " Express your thank you's and featured archives here" , if you will. ..f/v Happy Painting! Jason
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #27 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Jenny Revitz Soper
Great job! Your piece has been featured on the homepage of the No Place Like Home group on February 6, 2024. Please share it on the Group's Features discussion and other relevant threads.
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous painting with great architecture, colors, light and shadows, and composition!
Nancy Carol Photography
WELL DONE!! Thank you for sharing with us your wonderful work of art that has been proudly presented on the Home Page of the group, 'ART FOR PASSION - PASSION FOR ART'. If you wish, you may archive it permanently or promote it further in the Discussions Tabs titled, "FEBRUARY 2024 Features."
Samuel HUYNH
Exciting news – Your fantastic artwork has been featured in "The Art Workshop" group! 🌈🎨
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