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Sunrise O'r the River Fine Art Paper Medium 18 x 12
Sunrise O'r the River, painting by Dale Glasgow, copyright 2007. We’ve just survived an attack by 1000 natives shooting hundreds of arrows and are grateful to God to be alive. Our Journey has been hard with days of rowing our Shallop boat in 100-degree heat to a beautiful but unknown hostile land. Our King is anxious to know of the fruits of our labors; his hope for our success is like golden chains around our hearts. This is the day we have conquered a wild beast, and God’s blessings shine down upon us. Three brass crosses on an ancient tree mark our claim to this land and our heirs. Reaching the fall line of the Rappahannock River by the English explorers in August of 1608 was a difficult task. From the mouth of the Rappahannock 80 miles of up-river rowing had made the journey hard, but the constant attack of native arrrows was hindering their will to succeed. Richard Featherstone had died of heatstroke the day before and was buried ashore next to a bay they named Featherstone; their mood was somber. Reaching the end of the Rappahannock River--the falls, and into the virgin forest of Stafford. They reached a magnificent sunlit clearing and stopped to thank God for their survival. Their unspoken words of gratitude and the planting of three brass crosses on an ancient tree while inscribing thier names in the bark, they claimed the land for Christ and King James I. A golden moment for the Englsih, they basked in a moment of success--their Sunrise O’r the River. We continue to enjoy this land today--our Englsh fathers blessed it in the name of Christ--this is our inheritance. On their way back to the Shallop, 100 nimble indians shot their arrows at them from under the cover of brush and trees. The English shot back and scattered them, wounding one named Amoroleck. Using their bearded half-native guide--Mosco as interpreter, Amoroleck told them how they feared the English from another world who were coming to take their lands. History has proved them correct. The English made their way back to the Shallop and under the cover of darkness. The painting began with a series of sketches that I offered to family and friends to test the appeal of the project. Once I'd heard their comments, I began my oil sketch that was transferred from the graphite sketch, which was completed in a week. I transferred the enlarged graphite sketch to the canvas and redrew the image once again which improved the detail. I photographed the sketch on the canvas for reference later as I painted over all the lines of my sketch. My goal in communicating this image was to show the peace of God as I experience his power in creation. After the painting was under way, I continued to pray daily for him to guide my hands to a greater message than I could ever say myself. I try to give the work his spiritual strength—but he really is the artist—I am his servant. I painted sand from Stafford’s shore line into the area at the bottom right to link the site and give it a historical context.