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While traveling in Umbria, artist James Christensen was inspired
by the architecture of the region, the "piled and stacked
buildings" of the hill towns. He filled his sketchbooks
with Italian landscapes and cityscapes such as the one found
in this piece, Angels of My Village. The illuminated landscape
and hand-layered gold leaf of the painting call to mind the angels
found in medieval manuscripts.
"In my mind," says Jim, "it was kind of a thank-you
painting for the feelings that we're not alone. I think we need
to remember that we do have angels watching over us. Even if
you live in New York City, you have your village. I know
every single person within three blocks of me. We help one another
and are the angels for one another.
We are the angels of our villages." |