The Sunset Hill House Exhibition – Artwork by Roger Vincent Jasaitis
I have a painter friend that, when he goes out painting, says “I’m going to steal some landscape”. An ironic take on the idea of making the image your own. Have you ever heard that in some cultures there is the belief that representations or photos actually steal the soul from the subject? Sounds pretty far out there? Somewhat crazy in this modern age? Have you ever wondered where this belief comes from?
The idea that a representation of something actually contains the Spirit or Soul (at least in some degree) of the subject is wide-spread. Even to the point that some religions will not allow images of God for fear that the congregation will worship the image and not the God. Other religions encourage depictions of the Spirit or God for precisely the opposite reason, to have the viewers feel a sense of Holiness. This is what an icon is. A representation of God that is transparent enough, metaphorically speaking, that the viewer feels a sense of the Spirit in it.
Does it work? Have you ever stood in front of great religious art or architecture and felt the sense of the Spirit? Been moved by it? Have you ever been out in Nature and felt the same Spirit… That of God in Nature?
This is what I am feeling when I paint nature.
Scroll down to see the paintings in the exhibition.
Click here to learn more about “psalm 152, The Wedding Brook”
#2110802 psalm 152, The Wedding Brook
Oil on paper, 14″w x 10″h
$180.00
Click here to learn more about “psalm 170, Winter Birches”
#2111201 psalm 170, Winter Birches
Oil on linen, 16″w x 20″h
$400.00
Click here to learn more about “psalm 171, Winter Saplings”
#2111202 psalm 171, Winter Saplings
18″x24″, oil on linen
$575.00
Click here to learn more about “psalm 179, 40 Damn Gallons”
#2130302 psalm 179, 40 Damn Gallons
Oil on canvas, 10″w x 8″h
$100.00
Click here to learn more about “psalm 180, West River Hayfield”
#2130802 psalm 180, West River Hayfield
Oil on canvas, 20″w x 16″h
$400.00
Click here to learn more about “psalm 182, Autumn Riot”
#2131001, psalm 182, Autumn Riot
Oil on canvas,16″w x 20″h
$400.00
Click here to learn more about “psalm 192, Putney Mountain View”
THIS WORK IS SOLD, PLEASE SELECT ANOTHER PAINTING.
Click here to learn more about “psalm 193, Last Light”
#2151201 psalm 193, Last Light
Oil on canvas, 18″w X 24″h
$575.00
Click here to learn more about “Old Timer”
#2080101 Old Timer
Oil on linen, 20″w x24″h
$650.00
Click here to learn more about “Twilight Last Day of Winter”
#2150303 Twilight Last Day of Winter
Oil on canvas, 8″w X 6″h
$60.00
Click here to learn more about “Sweet Spring“
#2060401 Sweet Spring
Oil on canvas, 22″w x28″h
$800.00
Click here to learn more about Blue Light
THIS WORK IS SOLD, PLEASE SELECT ANOTHER PAINTING
Click here to learn more about “The Beachcombers“
THIS WORK IS SOLD, PLEASE SELECT ANOTHER PAINTING
Click here to learn more about “Crane Mountain Wall ”
#2230101 Crane Mountain Wall
Acrylic on paper, 5.5″w X 10.5″h
$75.00
Click here to learn more about “Distress”
#2230201 Distess
Acrylic on paper, 12″w X 9″h
$140.00
RVJart.com 