in a series of 3 talks brush painter Bob Schmitt tells the story
of his creative process of painting
“dawn at Mather Point, Grand Canyon”
in this time of pandemic and social unraveling.
Bob Schmitt gave these talks via Zoom in the fall of 2020
under the sponsorship of Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality, St. Paul, MN
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Week one: HOPE in reflected light
exploring the difference between direct light and reflected light.
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Week two: HOPE looking into the abyss
the challenge of considering the canyon abyss,
where it is impossible to truly determine
the distance between each side.
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Week three: HOPE rebrilliance
and finally the singularity of light bursting
onto an otherwise dim, deadly and unfathonable chasm.
click here or on image below to go to Vimeo for the video of week three:
Now available in book form
complete text of each evening’s talk with a score of full color closeup images of the painting,
“dawn at Mather Point, Grand Canyon”
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