Joseph F. Brickey
Title of Painting: CARRIED BY THE COVENANT
Media Type: Oil on canvas
Dimensions of Painting: 48"x60"
Artist Statement:
A panoramic view of the harsh winter landscape of Wyoming with a procession of pioneers trodding along with their handcarts. A large, windswept tree towering above them combines with the overcast evening sky to convey the brutal conditions in which they had to “press onward, ever onward.”
Artist Biography:
Joseph F. Brickey is a graduate of Brigham Young University and his paintings have appeared in various publications and museums. He recently returned from Copenhagen, Denmark, where he painted six murals for the newly dedicated temple there. Joseph paints in a style reminiscent of the old masters, using color, light, and classical form and composition to create paintings filled with symbolism.
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