Moonshine On The Snow

by Lois Bryan

Title

Moonshine On The Snow

Artist

Lois Bryan

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Digital Art - Digital Art / Photography Based Digital Hand-painting

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So happy that "Moonshine On The Snow" tied for third place in the 2/25/2024 contest Fantasy Places of Winter. Many thanks to contest administrator, Lila S, and to everyone who voted for my image. Congratulations to the other winners!!

Happy to announce that "Moonshine On The Snow" tied for second (came in 3rd) in the 6/20/2021 "Country Moon" contest held by the Big Sky Of Art group. Many thanks to the great Mia DeLode for hosting the contest, and to everyone who voted for my image. Congratulations to the other winners ... such beautiful art!!!

Honored to announce that "Moonshine On The Snow" tied for 3rd place in the Fine Art America contest "White Snow." Many thanks to the contest administrator Mansoor Sario and to everyone who voted for my image. Congratulations to the other winners!!!

Happy to announce that out of 672 entries "Moonshine On The Snow" won First Place in the Fine Art America contest "Snow" 8/2/19. Many thanks to the contest administrator, Val Arie, and to everyone who voted for my image. Sincere congratulations to the other winners!!

So honored to announce that "Moonshine On The Snow" won third place in the Fine Art America contest "Silent Night" 12/18/18. Many sincere congratulations to the other winners and my happy thanks to the contest administrator Laurel Adams, and to everyone who voted for my image.

Very happy to announce that "Moonshine On The Snow" tied for 2nd place in the Fine Art America contest "Winter Solstice" hosted by the "Myth, Magic and Spirituality" group 12/11/17. My sincere thanks to the contest administrator Katherine Nutt, and to everyone who voted for my image. Congratulations to all the other winners!!!

A wintery scene, an old stone barn surrounded by snow-laden fields all lit with the magic of a full moon ... a scene from my imagination ... and from my life.

I can remember sitting in the backseat of the car as my parents drove home from Sundays spent at my grandmother's farm ... the snow with an amazing icy crust on top and the moon gleaming over it as the car sped along. To my little-kid self, the moon and its glistening light were following me ... all the way home. I also remember a night many years later, again the passenger in a car. This one driven by my former husband ... the moon following me, comforting me ... as I contemplated the end of my marriage.

"The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It's always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do." Tahereh Mafi

My sincere thanks to Karen Bonaker, whose classes inspired this image and brought back the memories.

The barn itself is real, I must add, and its image was incorporated here loosely. It's a wonderful old thing not far from where we used to live in Montgomery Country, Maryland. Happy to say that during the many years we were there, it went from tumble-down to beautifully restored.

The image was It was hand-painted, digitally, in Corel Painter with a Wacom tablet, the art pen, and a wide variety of beautiful brushes.

Fine art purchases of this image will not include a watermark, and if I may make a recommendation ... this image will look its very best on the fine art paper choice of "picture rag."



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January 26th, 2017

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