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Kissing the Face of God
by Morgan Weistling
Sculptor Brian Keith brings breathtaking three-dimensional life into Morgan Weistling’s Kissing the Face of God.
We can easily relate to the wonder of the bond between a mother and
child, but can only “imagine” what it would be like to embrace the baby
Jesus. This beautiful bronze reminds us that sometimes a complicated
leap of faith is as simple as a kiss.
Country Schoolhouse, 1879
by Morgan Weistling
“The one-room schoolhouse goes back to the founding of our great
country,” says artist Morgan Weistling. “It evolved through the decades
but the general idea remained the same. I painted the time period that
I know and love best, the post Civil War era. I decided to place the
teacher as the focal point, a tribute to all the dedicated teachers
that help build this nation.
“This is a rural country schoolhouse and I wanted to portray a class
that was a little more primitive. They were still using individual
chalk boards instead of pen and paper (because of the cost of paper
then). No fancy bows and frilly dresses for these kids. I imagined
these children as coming from a farming community as well as
tradesmen’s homes.
“In my mind, each child has a story. Some are related to each other.
There is the girl who gets jealous because another girl is talking to a
boy she likes. There is the boy with adoring eyes for his teacher and
the girl that has eyes on him. Then there’s the kid who is more
interested in his chalk than the lesson and the boy who really is
having trouble understanding the lesson. I show a little slice of each
of their personalities. Teachers and their classes from this period
often appear grim-faced in photographs because of the long exposures
required to capture the image. But children are not grim! I used real
children as my models to make this room feel alive. I also imagined a
background story for the teacher. She is new to her profession, full of
enthusiasm yet a little naïve about whom she is entrusted to teach.
From crushes to jealousy to apathy to determination, it’s all there in
that little one room schoolhouse.”
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MasterWork™
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée
Canvas:
limited to 30 s/n.
45"w x 33"h (unstretched).
$1450
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Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée
Canvas:
limited to 80 s/n.
26"w x 19"h.
$595
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Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée
Print:
limited to 200 s/n.
22"w x 16"h.
$225
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Montgomery Frames shown
in print version of Catalogue.
(Framing not included.) |
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