The Teal Umbrella is a painting by Steve Henderson which was uploaded on July 21st, 2017.
The Teal Umbrella
Two friends celebrate summertime joy near a garden of flowers. A girl and her cat understand one another perfectly.
When we are children, we... more
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Title
The Teal Umbrella
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Panel
Description
Two friends celebrate summertime joy near a garden of flowers. A girl and her cat understand one another perfectly.
When we are children, we understand an important truth that we are in danger of losing as we grow into adulthood: our friends do not have to be our same age, in our same social group, or indeed, as in the case of The Teal Umbrella, human beings as we are.
The Teal Umbrella invites us back to the moment in our childhood when we did not judge the way that we do as adults. Unfortunately, in these days when we shove children into scheduled school situations at a younger and younger age, children are taught – at a younger and younger age – the “importance” of their peer group, a lesson that they unfortunately take with them throughout their lives.
When they are younger, they look at the clothes and actions of the others around them, and compare them to their own. When they are older, they are even more accomplished at looking at the clothes of others, the actions of others, the cars of others, the houses of others, the significant others of others, the job positions of others, and the bank accounts (or perceived bank accounts) of others and comparing them to their own – generally with the result that they think less of themselves in comparison.
But when we are young, young children – so young that we frequently cannot remember how we thought – we do not fall into this trap. And because young children do not fall into this trap, it is worth looking at them, studying them, watching them, questioning why they do what they do and think the way they think, and learning from what we see.
After all, the little girl in The Teal Umbrella is happy with who she is and what she is doing. Is that not something we would like as adults as well?
Featured on 24 Fine Art America groups.
3rd Place Winner -- Coexistence with Nature Contest, August 2018
2nd Place Winner -- Thank Heaven for Little Girls Contest by ROAR, August 2018
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July 21st, 2017
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Comments (297)
Sarah Irland 21 Days Ago
Congratulations, Steve, on your Win in the Just Sayin Hello Cards Contest for this wonderful painting!
Hiroko Stumpf 22 Days Ago
Congratulations Steve, on your 2nd place win in the "JUST SAYING HELLO CARDS CONTEST"!
Gary F Richards 25 Days Ago
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… GREATEST OF ALL TIME SUMMER GRANDKID FUN! Fl
Kay Brewer 25 Days Ago
Congratulations on your top finish in the Greatest of All Time Summer Fun! voted
Gary F Richards 29 Days Ago
Outstanding grandkid/dog playing composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L voted
Leanne Seymour
Congratulation on your feature on the Semi Abstract - 1 A Day group homepage! Please be sure to add your featured images to the group discussion thread created for you to archive your features.
Laura Lee Zanghetti
I love all your work but this one especially!
Steve Henderson replied:
Thank you, Laura. This particular piece holds a very special place in our paintings repertoire.
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of Impressionism group! Please visit the group to view it in our online gallery and to add it to the many themed catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work!
Gary F Richards
Outstanding adorable composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L Congratulations on your features!
Susan Buscho
Congratulations! Your beautiful image has been featured on 2/13/2022 in the group Old Masters - Painters and Traditional Arts! Please visit the group’s site and archive your feature in the Discussion thread. You will notice there is a new discussion thread for January and February. Please use that one to respond. Thank you.
Jeff Burgess
Thank you for this submission to the Pacific Northwest Artists (PNA) group. Your artistic creation has been featured on the home page. This art represents the best of us so a well deserved “congratulations”. For permanence and additional exposure, please place your art piece in the “Discussion” section titled: featured in 2022.
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations. Your fabulous painting is now featured on the Over 3000 Views home page. I am proud to display your talents. Please post it in the featured archive and group promotional threads for continued exposure.
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