Mesa Walk
by Steve Henderson
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Dimensions
30.000 x 36.000 x 1.500 inches
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Title
Mesa Walk
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Under the Arizona sun, a dancer swirls, barefoot in the grass.
She is surrounded by colorful cloth – an array of pinks that contrast with the deep, deep blue of the desert sky; the soft greens of spring grass under her feet; the red rocks in the distance that are the hallmark of the Arizona Great Basin desert landscape.
She is graceful and poised, dancing a dance that is determined and confident. Overhead, the heat of the Arizona desert sun beats upon her head, and to do this dance wisely and well, she must husband her strength, measure her steps, and feel her way gently.
Such is life, in a way – we cannot dance it all at once; we cannot rush into a flurry of activity that leaves us exhausted; we cannot ignore the very circumstances and environment in which we are, but rather, we must recognize these circumstances and environment and work wisely within them.
The music of our colorfully dressed dancer is that of the desert itself – the silence within the heat as even the insects think twice about buzzing, and yet the gentle sound of a breeze that comes from where, we do not know. There is no boom box, no radio blaring, no ipod playing – there is the music of nature itself, and the music that the woman hears within her heart.
Mesa Walk, the artwork, invites the viewer to step into the Arizona desert world of the dancer and join her in her steps. It encourages us to, like the dancer, take stock of our movements and think them through before we make them. Mesa Walk is a reminder to us that, though life is a dance, it is not a frenetic one but a dance of beauty, and to maintain this beauty, it is up to us to move slowly, gracefully, with poise and confidence.
Featured in 35 Fine Art America groups.
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March 31st, 2017
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Comments (180)
Kay Brewer
Congratulations on your 2d place win in the Your Best Color, Steve! This is an amazing work of art.
Taphath Foose
CONGRATULATIONS on your SECOND PLACE win in the Your Best Color contest!!!! Amazing work, Steve!! :)
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! Congratulations on your features! F/L
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the ABC Group home page from the I IS FOR INTENSE week, September 20, 2021 - September 27 ,2021, where our images are intense in color or action. You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP as a way to preserve your feature!
John Malone
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our Homepage!
Joan-Violet Stretch
Great painting and well captured action and pink translucency of shawl, love your description
Steve Henderson
To the buyer from Arizona who purchased the artworks "She Danced By The Light Of The Moon", "Mesa Walk", "Enchanted", "Jubilee" and "Cadence". Throughout these pieces there is a visible celebration of life and movement, grace and mystery. I am very gratified that these works connected with your heart and soul; may they instill in your life and home that joy and serenity found in the world around us and in us.
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