Room to Breathe - Original Oil Painting, 16 x 20 inches

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Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
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Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.
Room to Breathe is an oil painting on canvas of a woman in a blue hat overlooking Grand Canyon National Park. It was painted by Chelsea Heresco Parker.

Room to Breathe - Original Oil Painting, 16 x 20 inches

$1,200.00

16 x 20 inches, 3/4 inch depth

Original oil painting on gallery stretched canvas.

Room to Breathe, Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah.

Source photo courtesy of Missy Birkholz, @missybirkholz

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Room to Breathe is about nature forming a foundation for the relationships in our lives. In my conversation with Missy Birkholz, I was struck by her conviction and consistent efforts to foster a spirit of exploration in her children. Through shared adventures, they draw closer as a family.

I’ve seen other families aspire to this, but the busy nature of life consistently derails them. To Missy, the best advice is “don’t think about it; just do it instead.” While the idea of planning and packing and unpacking from weekend trips deters many parents, to Missy, the time and bonding spent together is strength and joy and fulfillment in life.

For me, this work also channels a deep desire to separate myself from social and other external pressures, while recognizing my domestic life is both restricting and a source of great freedom. Recognizing the tension between daily responsibility and the desire to hare off after adventure doesn’t have to be a reason we never go - instead it’s all the more reason to bring along those we love and to share with them our joy and sense of awe.

Details from “Room to Breathe,” a painting by Chelsea Heresco Parker of a woman overlooking the canyons at Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah. Source Photo courtesy of Missy Birkholz.

Shipping and Logistical Information

Please allow up to three weeks for newly purchased paintings to be varnished, set, and shipped safely. Not all works will require this turnaround time, but I appreciate your patience as I work to ensure that your artwork purchase will be beautiful for generations!

This painting will come stretched and ready to hang. It will be packaged with care to avoid shifting and will be wrapped carefully to protect the surface.

Paintings larger than 18 x 24 inches may be removed from their stretcher bars and carefully wrapped and rolled to be shipped in a tube. This is generally a safer way to ship large works on canvas and is far more economical to ship. It will, however, require the buyer to take the rolled artwork to a professional framer to unroll and stretch the artwork onto new stretcher bars. This is a common practice, but it is worth asking your local frame shop if they can assist you in this.