Lady Liberty Lifting Her Light Canvas Print

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The photo this was based on was taken during my first real visit to new York City. I had seen her out the plane windows once or twice before, but it's nothing like seeing that great statue standing before you from a boat!

One can almost feel how it felt to those long ago immigrants approaching Ellis Island for the first time. It's a pretty magical feeling if you haven't had the chance. If you have, then you understand what I'm saying, don't you?

I wanted this to feel vintage in both color and to have the feeling of an old postcard, hence the postmark in the corner.

If you look closely, that postmark is also an homage to Lady Liberty's origins - a gift from the French.

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Life is full of happy surprises. After just over a decade working in the 9 to 5 cube world, I threw caution to the wind to follow my dreams of being a full time visual artist. That was five years ago! Is it easy? No, but something truly worthwhile is rarely simple. My body of work is wide ranging from photographic scenes of far away places, more near and dear locations, and more fanciful artwork. It's all crafted with a heartfelt love for finding the beauty in little captured moments. My artwork also hangs on walls near and far from private homes to businesses who have chosen to decorate with my art. Whether you've purchased one piece or a house full or you simply admire and share with your friends, your patronage of my art is...