Peggy Thibodeau, "The Sidewalk Chalk Prophet"

A River Runs Through It

18 x 20 inches

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

SOLD

One of my favorite movies is "A River Runs Through It." It is also a wonderful short story by Norman Maclean. This painting was inspired by the last scene of the movie, where an elderly gentleman is fishing. Here is the excerpt:

"Then in the arctic half-light of the canyon, all existence fades to a being with my soul and memories and the sounds of the Big Blackfoot River and a four-count rhythm and the hope that a fish will rise.
Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over the rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
I am haunted by waters."

That passage reminds me, for some reason, that the Bible says there is a river coming from God's throne, and God's voice is like the sound of rushing water. Oh, how I love going to sit by rivers.....