This painting captures a moment of quiet freedom along the Hudson River, looking northward in the early autumn sun. It was the first outing into the countryside my husband and I took—alongside dear friends—after the long lockdown that followed the September 11 attacks in New York City. We had been living in the Yonkers area, just outside the city, and the weight of grief and uncertainty had settled deep.
We drove north to the Vanderbilt Mansion estate in Hyde Park, where the river bends gently and the Catskills rise in the distance. That day the light was golden, the air crisp, and the land seemed to breathe with us. We walked and explored and these moments were a balm—a reminder that beauty still lived, that hope was ever-present, and that the land itself can support our healing journey.
This piece is not just a landscape; it’s a memory of resilience. The Hudson River, long a symbol of American history and artistic inspiration, became for me a powerful moment of renewal. In painting it, I sought to capture not only the view, but the feeling of being able to exhale again—of moving toward light while pushing through a season of shadow.
With frame, this measures 21.5”x25.5”.
This painting captures a moment of quiet freedom along the Hudson River, looking northward in the early autumn sun. It was the first outing into the countryside my husband and I took—alongside dear friends—after the long lockdown that followed the September 11 attacks in New York City. We had been living in the Yonkers area, just outside the city, and the weight of grief and uncertainty had settled deep.
We drove north to the Vanderbilt Mansion estate in Hyde Park, where the river bends gently and the Catskills rise in the distance. That day the light was golden, the air crisp, and the land seemed to breathe with us. We walked and explored and these moments were a balm—a reminder that beauty still lived, that hope was ever-present, and that the land itself can support our healing journey.
This piece is not just a landscape; it’s a memory of resilience. The Hudson River, long a symbol of American history and artistic inspiration, became for me a powerful moment of renewal. In painting it, I sought to capture not only the view, but the feeling of being able to exhale again—of moving toward light while pushing through a season of shadow.
With frame, this measures 21.5”x25.5”.
Oil on canvas, 16x20, fall 2001.
