‘The Bright Light Done Come, and There Was No More Whippin’s’

Posted on June 19, 2024 by JMN
Dad’s painting, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in. Unsigned, from the 1980s? The model was a friend of his. I think I see touches by Simon Michael (dad’s teacher) on it. The picture hung for many years in my mother’s house.

June 19, 1865, inaugurated Juneteenth. My title is from the words of a former slave in Texas about its effect on her and her family.

(Quoted on “The History and Meaning of Juneteenth,” from “The Daily,” New York Times Audio)

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About JMN

I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.
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2 Responses to ‘The Bright Light Done Come, and There Was No More Whippin’s’

  1. Sue Grey-Smith's avatar Sue Grey-Smith says:
    June 20, 2024 at 11:47 pm

    Lovely painting Jim.

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