April Brown Explorations in Art

  Art Analysis Blog Guardian Angel Watching Over Children On Bridge Artist Lindbergh Heilige Schutzengel is the artist that created this piece and it is believed he created it as a greeting card in the 1900’s. Painting Oil on Canvas. Schutzengel is a German name so I believe the piece was created in Germany. https://fineartamerica.com/featured/guardian-angel-watching-over-children-on-bridge-lindberg.html My grandmother had this piece of art up in her spare bedroom in a huge oval gold frame.   History of the piece I read up on this piece and an interesting fact I learned was that it is believed to have become so popular because many Americans had access to country bridges at that time in American history and the bridges were not always the most reliable.  This painting was mass produced and in many American homes.   https://www.cfb51.com/area-51/the-story-behind-this-famous-guardian-angel-painting/ The Color There are so many pieces to this piece that I am in love with.  The opaque robe

My name is April Brown.  My husband and I reside in Wasilla, Alaska.  We are a retired military family. We have three children, two of which are in their mid twenties. I’ve had a career in early childcare for thirty years and currently own four childcare centers throughout Alaska.  Family is extremely important to me. Some traditions in our family include a family game night and dinner monthly.  My husband and I enjoy boating on Big Lake.  We are new to boating and intend to put our boat in Kachemak Bay this summer for the first time.  We spend a week on Halibut Cove island off the coast of Homer every year and our boating goals are to be able to boat there ourselves instead of hiring a water taxi every year to get around the bay.  My first introduction to loving art was when I was a child my father bought an expensive oil painting of a galleon ship on the ocean.  I loved the texture of the paint and the swirling shades of blue and green that made up the ocean.  I collect huge wooden s