Hometown Bridge

My Hometown Memories Collection fondly revisits my idyllic childhood and I have often found that the heart and emotions of the boy seem to blend with the mind and sensitivities of the adult artist. That is especially true of Hometown Bridge, fifth in the series.

In my earliest memories, bridges were often the focal point of adventure and thrilling play. I remember still the giddy delight of what seemed a climb to great heights, the reckless plunge into chill mountain waters, the joy of fishing, cavorting under the shadow of many bridges. As a maturing artist, I recognize deeper meaning within bridges, those ravine spanning passages we make in life; graduations, first love, marriage, the birth of a child.

Hometown Bridge was based upon a New England type-town that depicts simpler times, with a horse-drawn buggy crossing over a stone bridge with old wood railings. This painting is a combination of a chapel seen on a trip back to the east coast and beautiful dogwood trees.