Force of nature.FOR CENTURIES THE OCEAN AND GOD have been linked metaphorically. Jane Frances de Chantal Jane Frances de Chantal (Jeanne-Françoise Frémiot, baronne de Chantal, January 28 1572 - December 13 1641) was born in Dijon, France. The mother of six children (three died shortly after they were born), she was widowed at the age of 28. wrote of losing oneself "in the ocean of the divine goodness." Therese of Lisieux broadened the scope, referring to a soul plunging itself "into the shoreless ocean" of God's love. In silence, showing no fear of the deep, three boaters float in boundless water, drawn by the moon and churned by the wind that blows where it will. The men share a craft and confidence but not a vantage point. Each is poised at a distinct angle, focused on a discrete wave ahead or behind, a swell coming or passed, one momentarily kissing the chin of the moon. Whether stormy storm·y adj. storm·i·er, storm·i·est 1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous. 2. or calm, at ebb or flow, "the sea remains the sea," noted Vincent Van Gogh. Some say he was talking of God. By Evelyn Bence, a writer and editor living in Arlington, Virginia. Image: Kissing the Moon (1904) by Winslow Homer Noun 1. Winslow Homer - United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910) Homer . Oil on canvas, 30.25 x 40 in. Bequest bequest: see legacy. of Candace C. Stimson. Addison Gallery of American Art American art, the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture, North American Native art, pre-Columbian art and architecture, Mexican art and architecture, Spanish colonial art and architecture, , Andover, Massachusetts. |
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