LDS Art - Women

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	(Re)Genesis Cassandra Barney’s portraits of women eloquently celebrate life’s passages and journeys. Rich with symbolism both ancient and modern, (Re)Genesis explores the cycle of personal growth, particularly the way life can teach us the same lessons over and over as we age. As the vine arcs above the woman and her stag its red flowers burst into bloom and fade again, like lovely reminders of the impermanence of thought. (See options...)


	A Bit Of Heaven (See options...)


	A Helping Hand I learned a lot about spinning wheels while painting this piece and how different threads and yarns were spun from fleece a century ago by pioneer women. It is a very quiet, serene and meditative art form that I witnessed as my model worked in my studio for hours as I painted. This is also the perfect backdrop for a two year old to wreak havoc and I am experiencing this part first hand in my studio every day with our child. One can imagine this mother’s reaction when she soon turns to see why her girl is being so quiet! (See options...)


	A Love Letter Love owns one holiday, but giving these works of art will remind your Valentine of your love all year long. Cassie Barney’s Ex Votos are created in recognition of life being an ongoing series of miracles. And surely love is one of the grandest them of all. Each Ex Votos is a fine art offering commissioned as the result of an answered prayer and displayed to acknowledge gratitude for it having happened. For the celebration of love, they are the perfect gift at the perfect time. Both A Love Letter and My Valentine are styled with the look of the tin-paneled works found in shrines across Mexico and can be hung alone, together or with the other Ex Votos. “These little artworks are painted out of gratitude for the miracles, protection and prayers answered not only in my life, but for many of us,” says artist Cassandra Barney. “In conceiving these, it didn’t seem that I was illustrating an idea, but sharing and exchanging one. It is a chance to savor that feeling and say ‘thank you’ for letting me experience the miracle of love.” Love is what the heart can hold and each of these Ex Votos embraces this exceptional yet familiar emotion with beauty and grace. Send A Love Letter that will be written anew every time she looks upon it. Or let a cherub of love visit daily with My Valentine. True love is an answered prayer, let her know you feel that way, too. (See options...)


	A Morning Hug (See options...)


	A New Beginning “Any healing process can be a lengthy one,” says Steve Hanks. “Often it can be helped by attempting to visualize the future. Such is the inspiration for A New Beginning. This is, in fact, the final painting in a series of three that have used the ascent of the staircase to track this woman’s passage. By reaching the landing at the top, she has completed her growing process and is ready to move on. This staircase reminds us to take things in life one step at a time, that a promise of reward and satisfaction—the top of the staircase—and a new view of the world around you, is a situation you can help create for yourself.” “In my paintings, when there’s a sidewalk or shoreline going off into the distance, I sometimes use this area to represent people in the subject’s mind. You may notice that in A New Beginning that there are no people down the sidewalk, and that the background is left blank; the woman has visualized an open road in her future. Additionally, I used a different model for this painting than I did in the first two, to further illustrate the metamorphosis: you are not the same person at the top of the staircase that you were at the bottom.” Join us in welcoming Steve Hanks to the Greenwich Workshop family of artists. We are pleased to offer A New Beginning as one of his first fine art limited editions, an offering even more symbolic as we too look forward to a long and beautiful road ahead. (See options...)


	A New Life (See options...)


	A Place Of Her Own “I wanted to create a retreat,” says artist James C. Christensen, “a secluded little nook filled with art and books where a woman could really get away from it all. Here, the tension melts away as lilting strains of lute music drift across the overstuffed cushions. The objects in the room represent the things that I believe are important to a full and satisfying life: Rembrandt’s painting Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (culture and the arts); the medieval Unicorn Tapestries (magic and belief); maps (curiosity and exploration); sheet music (music and creativity) and the books, treasures which represent the collected wisdom of the ages. Take a close look at the books—there’s one of my very favorite new books buried in there somewhere!” (See options...)


	A Quiet Place (See options...)


	A Walk With Maya (See options...)


	Adara And Her Sister Influenced by art of the 16th century and the princess postcards she collected as a child, Cassandra Christensen Barney loves the simple storytelling found in portraits. “I loved that the characters were not always pretty, but looked like regular people playing dress up,” Cassandra says. “Ambiguous and poignant, they are not vain, not beautiful in the classic sense, unafraid to bare their melancholy and even show some sadness,” she says. “Their beauty is in their simplicity, which easily allows the viewer in and to wonder what they are thinking.” Adara and Her Sister is rich in symbolism. The name Adara translates as “beauty,” the butterfly is fragile and short-lived, and the vines which surround them subtly suggest the bonds of family. (See options...)


	After The Masquerade The masquerade here refers to the fleeting disguise of youth and of temporal beauty and worth. The young woman sits and ponders her own journey through the masquerade of life. Like the bouquet of flowers, her physical beauty is in full bloom for all to admire, but soon those things that are pleasing only to the physical senses shrivel and fade away. If these earthly things shall all pass away, then placing undue value and importance on them is as foolish as believing that the activities of a masquerade or a carnival have some enduring importance in our lives. Discovering the grand illusion of such temporal things need not be discouraging, depressing, or disappointing--far from it! Observe the young woman. Her eyes are closed and yet she is beginning to see with her spiritual eyes. She is awakening to a new vision of things as they really are. She sees that "real life" goes beyond the superficial and trancscends the material world. That clear and uncluttered sight begins to bring a wonderful kind of rest and repose. A peaceful smile begins to cross her face--the masquerade is over! (See options...)


	All That I Am All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. Abraham Lincoln (See options...)


	All That I Have To Give Is Yours (See options...)


	And Then They Danced “If there is no opposition, nothing to push against, we would merely float. If that was the case, how would we grow?” begins Cassandra. How can we know joy if we never know pain? “We all have our issues to contend with and it is through that conflict that personal growth is found. Reward comes from engaging in challenges, finding solutions and learning endurance.” At the same time, is it necessary that this process of resolving has to be a fight? By changing our perspective, could we see those challenges another way? What if instead of fighting through life, we dance? And Then They Danced is a painting about finding beauty in the battle. The figure chooses this dance, aware and onstage, sharing her conquest and what she is to gain. “Bullfighting is traditional, dangerous and potentially beautiful but cruel. If I were a matador, I would rather dance. I would turn that fight into something beautiful. (See options...)


	Ashley (See options...)


	At The Back Door (See options...)


	Atonement “I was listening to a talk in church about the Atonement. It´s something I´ve heard about my entire life, but never really tried to understand. As used in the scriptures, ‘to atone’ is to suffer the penalty for sins, thereby removing the effects of sin from the repentant sinner and allowing him or her to be reconciled to God. Jesus Christ was the only one capable of carrying out the Atonement for all mankind and did so. “I had a moment of clarity and while I thought, I drew in my sketchbook. I did a sketch of pure white petals falling from the sky like a gift. The petals are mallow which is a symbol of gentleness. As they touched the figure they took away her impurities, leaving her clean and perfect. The red petals symbolize the blood that Christ spilt for us ... and all the figure had to do was look up and accept the gift.” (See options...)


	Be Where Your Feet Are (See options...)


	Beauty Influenced by art of the 16th century, artist Cassandra Christensen Barney loves the narrative aspect of portraits. Each of Barney’s truly unique paintings is a frank, compelling and often mysterious portrait of the “muses” of our daily lives. The feminine charms of her characters have captured the attention of the sophisticated fine art collector. (Two of Cassandra’s first releases, Dora and Four Spanish Sisters, have recently Sold Out at Publisher.)The Bridesmaids unveils a whimsical trio getting ready to participate in the wedding party. Possibly posed for a snapshot,snapshot, this moment in time captures each of their personalities as they find themselves caught in a moment of contemplation. The truth is... you can’t say for sure what exactly Cassandra Barney’s bevy of painted ladies are thinking, but these three undoubtedly conjure suggestions of joy and anticipation. Whether displayed singly, or in combination with others from Cassandra’s collection, her latest pair of releases, Beauty and The Bridesmaids, continue a tradition of enchantment. (See options...)