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Artist Heide Presse Paints American History: Journal by Journal

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Artist Heide Presse Paints American History: Journal by Journal
Pioneers travel in the wagon train on the westward trail in the 1840s. "Westward Ho!" 2016, by Heide Presse. Oil on linen panel; 24 inches by 42 inches. Courtesy of Heide Presse
Lorraine Ferrier
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Artist Heide Presse paints mid-19th-century American life as authentically as she can. Farmers, homesteaders, and pioneers are a few of the folk who are captured on canvas, taken from firsthand historical accounts. In her paintings, women read Bibles, sew quilts, or tend children; and men work the land, herd cattle, and drive wagons. 
<span style="color: #000000;">Keturah Belknap in "Not an Idle Minute," 2019, by Heide Presse. Oil on linen panel; 30 inches by 22 inches. (Courtesy of Heide Presse)</span>
Keturah Belknap in "Not an Idle Minute," 2019, by Heide Presse. Oil on linen panel; 30 inches by 22 inches. (Courtesy of Heide Presse)
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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