This week I went to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana to deliver 22 paintings for an upcoming show there. [So exciting!].
I knew that Rose-Hulman had been the recipient of the D. Omer Seamon art legacy and that they had dozens of original works by him, but imagine my utter delight when I realized that the room we went to to sign the paperwork was full of these beautiful works - and that I'd get a bit of time to see them up close.
In the pic above, Christy Brinkman, curator of the Rose-Hulman art collection, is holding one of Salty's rural landscapes. It's a painting of a small rural cemetery. I love these places and am thrilled to see them painted in such a warm and peaceful way.
This is a large painting of some western Indiana barns - some of my own favorite subjects. I love his treatment of the sky and foreground grass.
One corner of the room is covered with his smaller works hanging on the wall. Treasures, every single one.
I have a lot to learn from Salty Seamon and fervently hope that I get a chance to spend more time with these beautiful works this year.
