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New York Based Artist, Joan Reese, has created original paintings and photographs with her favorite inspirational sayings and bible quotes. She feels we all need a few words of encouragement everyday. If, you prefer the painting without the quote they are also available on canvas or as metal prints, acrylic prints, framed prints, gallery prints and fine art greeting cards.

New York Based Artist, Joan Reese, has created original paintings and photographs with her favorite inspirational sayings and bible quotes. She feels we all need a few words of encouragement everyday. If, you prefer the painting without the quote they are also available on canvas or as metal prints, acrylic prints, framed prints, gallery prints and fine art greeting cards.

The original photograph is of a heart sculpture on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Heartwalk is made up of wooden planks salvaged from four boardwalks in New Jersey and New York after they were damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 - one of them being Atlantic City's own Boardwalk. The other wood is from Sea Girt, in Monmouth County, and Long Beach and the Rockaways, in New York.

New York Based Artist, Joan Reese, has created original paintings and photographs with her favorite inspirational sayings and bible quotes. She feels we all need a few words of encouragement everyday. If, you prefer the painting without the quote they are also available on canvas or as metal prints, acrylic prints, framed prints, gallery prints and fine art greeting cards.

At the north end of Absecon Island, where Clam Creek meets Absecon Inlet, lies one of Atlantic City's little known treasures: Historic Gardner's Basin. Gardner's Basin is home to some serious commercial fishing boats, where 70% of the clams served in chowder throughout the United States are fished. While watching the clam boats and the hard working men who with their nets dredge the sea; the sound of a bell clanging, inspired Joan Reese to write this poem.

The Dock
Afternoon storm,
Moored boats, bells;
Clang like wind chimes.

“While you are going through your trial, you can recall your past victories and coul the blessings that you do have with a sure hope of greater ones to allow if you are faithful.”
― Ezra Taft Benson
“When I think of how many people in this world have it worse
than I do, I realize just how blessed I really am...
... and I have to give thanks ...”
― Shannan Lea, Eish! London
“the secret to happiness is counting your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.”
― T. Greenwood, Bodies of Water
“Count your blessings. Millions of people would love to trade their problems for yours.”
― Joyce Fields, My Simple Quotes to Live by
“I will only add, God bless you.”
― Jane Austen

New York Based Artist, Joan Reese, has created original paintings and photographs with her favorite inspirational sayings and bible quotes. She feels we all need a few words of encouragement everyday. If, you prefer the painting without the quote they are also available on canvas or as metal prints, acrylic prints, framed prints, gallery prints and fine art greeting cards.

One of my favorite poems is "Annabel Lee"by Edgar Allan Poe.
After visting his cottage in Bronx, I intuitively painted "Annabel Lee."
Edgar Allan Poe spent the last years of his life, from 1846 to 1849, in The Bronx at Poe Cottage.
A small wooden farmhouse built about 1812, the cottage once commanded unobstructed vistas over the rolling Bronx hills to the shores of Long Island. It was a bucolic setting in which the great writer penned many of his most enduring poetical works, including “Annabel Lee,” “The Bells” and "Eureka." Poe's young wife Virginia died of tuberculoses in the house. She was the love of his life and he never recovered from the lost. I feel the poem, "Annabel Lee" expresses the love he and his wife shared.

New York, ne - New York, ne - New York Based Artist, Joan Reese, has created original paintings and photographs with her favorite inspirational sayings and bible quotes. She feels we all need a few words of encouragement everyday. If, you prefer the painting without the quote they are also available on canvas or as metal prints, acrylic prints, framed prints, gallery prints and fine art greeting cards.

New York, ne - New York Based Artist, Joan Reese, has created original paintings and photographs with her favorite inspirational sayings and bible quotes. She feels we all need a few words of encouragement everyday. If, you prefer the painting without the quote they are also available on canvas or as metal prints, acrylic prints, framed prints, gallery prints and fine art greeting cards.

Enjoy life Now this is not a rehearsal. New York Based Artist, Joan Reese, has created original paintings and photographs with her favorite inspirational sayings and bible quotes. She feels we all need a few words of encouragement everyday. If, you prefer the painting without the quote they are also available on canvas or as metal prints, acrylic prints, framed prints, gallery prints and fine art greeting cards.