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Though I understand it has other meanings, the expression “Going Home” for me means going to my home, a place I love, where I am safe and also loved…it is a haven, a sanctuary from the world, it is peace and tranquility…exactly what a home should be….in these uncertain times and things are now more uncertain than ever, home is what calls to us…
This is painted in the style of the romanticists but leaning towards impressionism…because a home is more than just a house I have placed the house far in the distance behind the grove of trees, as a place to be dreamed of and hoped for as we journey through life..
A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.
George Moore..
Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
Herman Melville
Love, we’re going home now,
Where the vines clamber over the trellis:
Even before you, the summer will arrive,
On its honeysuckle feet, in your bedroom.
Our nomadic kisses wandered over all the world:
Armenia, dollop of disinterred honey:
Ceylon, green dove: and the YangTse with its old
Old patience, dividing the day from the night.
And now, dearest, we return, across the crackling sea
Like two blind birds to their wall,
To their nest in a distant spring
Because love cannot always fly without resting,
Our lives return to the wall, to the rocks of the sea:
Our kisses head back home where they belong..Pablo Neruda.
Watercolour on Arches Rough Paper
More images exploring the theme of Home can be seen below
I paint in many different styles and feature a myriad of subject matter, which I show as individual collections….
I am inspired by the world interpreting it in brilliant colours, often influenced by the writings of famous authors and poets..
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Comments
Beautifully painted and described Janis! Funny, although I saw your name on this one, from the thumbnail it looked like a photograph! The clouds and sky are rendered so realistic and yet overall in the image there is that magical sense of happy anticipation coming home from a long journey!
Lovely of you to say so Joanne…it belongs with my romanticists grouping and they verge on, but are not quite realists which suits me perfectly…I love painting in this style and I’m so pleased to see you mention “magical sense” as that is what I want to convey…a feeling of nostalgia…thanks so much…
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Really lovely painting, Janis. I love how the house peeks out around the corner. Returning home….
Thank you so much Alison…I debated with myself as to how much I should show or even include a house at all…my final decision to do it this way I think was the right one as I am quite happy with it…
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With just the subtle hint of a home and chimney, you’ve created a beautiful visual story, Janis! Lovely watercolor with the leading line of the road. Gorgeous series, too.
The romanticists were all about the story and I love them for that…I think painting should make you feel something when you view it…something that comes from your heart, that you can identify with the work…and I love painting to create emotion and mood…thank you so much Jan…
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Gorgeous painting, Janis!!
Thank you so much…very nice of you to say so…
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I like this a lot Janis, in fact the whole series is very moody and serene. There’s a feeling of “all will be OK” in this painting, maybe a hint of snow, but home is cosy and nearby. Just a few more steps away……..
There is nothing better than your own fireside in winter or at anytime for that matter….there is a hint of winter coming in the painting as it is right now in certain parts of the world….thanks so much Christine…I’m happy you like it..
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Janis this is another lovely one and as the saying goes, “Home is where the heart is”
That is so true Gloria…I love my home…if I’m not mistaken, I think the English language is the only one with the word “home” in it… others have “house”, but it’s not the same…thank you so much…
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a lovely inviting painting Janis and painted beautifully….love the bright blue skies with the browns and golds and of course the little house tucked just around the corner…it does make us want to see more… ☺
Thanks so much Linda…I really love that era in painting…it just fits my style of painting…
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Beautiful!!
Thank you so much Alison…
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