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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 30x40in
About this artwork
This painting of the Great Smoky Mountains is a tribute to the beauty of the park and the bravery of those who worked to preserve it.
On September 2, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stood at Newfound Gap and dedicated the park. Since that day, countless people from all over the world have hiked these trails, cruised these roads, and enjoyed the peace and beauty of this mountain range.
The formation of this park was a first: it was the first… time that funds were contributed by everyday citizens to help purchase land for what we know today as Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
We all owe a debt of gratitude to those who had the foresight to protect this beautiful place. I thank God for the transcendent nature of its atmosphere—changing tree colors and wonderful views that are so plentiful here.
On September 2, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stood at Newfound Gap and dedicated the park. Since that day, countless people from all over the world have hiked these trails, cruised these roads, and enjoyed the peace and beauty of this mountain range.
The formation of this park was a first: it was the first… time that funds were contributed by everyday citizens to help purchase land for what we know today as Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
We all owe a debt of gratitude to those who had the foresight to protect this beautiful place. I thank God for the transcendent nature of its atmosphere—changing tree colors and wonderful views that are so plentiful here.
Kent Sullivan
United States
Credentials
- Major permanent collection
- International Exposure
- Prizewinner
- Covered by the Press
- Works on commission
« I am a committed representationalist working in oils and painting landscapes, and natural scenes. »
Kent Sullivan is an award-winning American artist whose works have been exhibited nationally and in Japan. His representational compositions are made with traditional oil painting techniques with a contemporary perspective. Sullivan describes his art as being not nearly as philosophical as optical. He believes that "looking is the key", and that true seeing is both the price and the payment for authenticity and beauty in life.