+++++ What Thomas Kinkade said about this work +++++
"I love lighthouses. The severe, uncompromising life of service lived by
lonely lighthouse keepers possesses a special dignity. Poised between the
last outcroppings of land and the vast expanse of the ocean, the lighthouse
has become a profound symbol of human life, poised as it is between the
transitory and the eternal."
"Block Island is a study of resolute courage and dignity. The house stands
alone, severe, crisp of line. It supports the proud light tower. A single
antique auto stands in its fenced yard; a solitary figure, back turned to the
viewer, strides toward the comfort and consolation that the house offers. The
sea has eroded the rocky coast; in centuries to come, the house itself will
surely fall before the waters inexorable advance. A solitary ship sets out on
its voyage to an unknowable destination, led away from danger by the stoic
resident of Block Island."
~~Thomas Kinkade
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