+++++ What Thomas Kinkade said about this work +++++
"It's important that, from time to time, we get in touch with our inner child.
I recently met up with mine in an unlikely place - in Riga, Latvia. My visit to Riga
featured a chance to work with young Latvian orphans who knew nothing about art or
artists. I was enchanted by the passion and purity of their openness to art. As I watched
them paint, I thought to myself - this is what it's all about.
Later, I set up my easel in the cobblestone square facing the ancient "Dome Cathedral"
and began to paint. It was a blue-sky day with wispy clouds dancing over the copper dome.
I was joined by eager passersby who chatted as I painted.
I realized then that I bring the same passion to my plein air painting that the Latvian
orphans showed me. When I worked on The Dome Cathedral, Riga, Latvia I truly reconnected
with my inner child."
~~Thomas Kinkade
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