Hidden Valley
by Steve Henderson
Original - Sold
Price
Not Specified
Dimensions
12.000 x 6.000 inches
This piece has been already sold. Please feel free to contact the artist directly regarding this or other pieces.
Click here to contact the artist.
Title
Hidden Valley
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Panel
Description
In nature, hidden places generally take some determination to get to.
So it is with Hidden Valley, an impressionistic oil painting of an area in Hop Valley of Zion National Park, Utah.
It’s not that the valley is inaccessible, nor that the trail is impossible to follow. It’s just that it takes a bit of effort and willingness to read maps to be aware that the valley exists at all, because it is little publicized.
As for the trail, it’s sort of kind of forgotten, not groomed in the way of the more popular trails of the park, but it’s there. Now and then, it decides to hop over the stream, sans bridge, but at the time of this hiking – late October – the waters were low and a little wading didn’t feel amiss.
Sometimes, upon reaching the other side, the hiker needs to stop and literally get his or her bearings, because where the trail picks up might not be immediately evident. But a little patience – whether it’s in hiking or life – goes a long way.
Hidden Valley invites the viewer to step into this place of remote quietness, to slow down his or her steps, and to take the trail as it comes. Each bend, each turning of the trail, leads to a different sight and fresh vista.
High canyon walls cut down the sun in places, and deep shadows grow across the landscape even though the afternoon is not yet late. It feels good to stand in those shadows, to dapple one’s feet in the stream, and to experience the intermixing of coolness with the day’s warmth.
Do you hear the silence? Can you feel your breathing slow down and your shoulders relax? Step into Hidden Valley and be at peace with yourself and the world surrounding.
(A companion work to Hidden Valley is On the Chinle Trail, also on this site.)
Featured in 33 Fine Art America groups.
Uploaded
July 22nd, 2019
Statistics
Viewed 11,644 Times - Last Visitor from Fairfield, CT on 04/23/2024 at 10:37 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Similar Images
Comments (121)
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is Featured on the homepage of the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! 8/15/22 l/f
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Steve!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "Your Best Work"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
Jeff Burgess
Steve, your work is a always a feast for the eyes. I love about everything you create. L/f
Steve Henderson replied:
Thank you very much, Jeff, for those kind words. Yes, the eyes feast and the soul digests.
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your artwork on the homepage of The Artists Group, 8/13/022! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread that fits!
Katie Dobies
Just fabulous! This work has been featured on the home page of UNLIMITED LANDSCAPES on 8.13.22. It would make a great addition to UNLIMITED YELLOWS, too!
Katie Dobies
Just fabulous! This work has been featured on the home page of UNLIMITED LANDSCAPES on 8.13.22.
Recently Viewed
