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"Land of Lincoln"
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My entry for this month's Nibblefest Art Contest (NFAC), the theme for September being 'Furry Friends', features a tribute portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. Painted in acrylics on a found, 5.5" x 12" piece of prepared wood, this original painting is signed and ready to hang....
I live in Illinois, not so terribly far from the state capital of
Springfield, where Abraham Lincoln, our much-beloved 16th president,
lived, worked, grew a beard (so as such hence was 'FURRY'), and got his
start in politics. I grew up taking school trips to his home and his
grave, going on to take my own children to these revered sites, plus
others that had opened since (like a really terrific museum and
presidential library). All of this Lincoln lore attracts multitudes of
tourists to our area, and as a result Mr. Lincoln is mighty Big Business
in these parts. Sadly, despite this legacy, my state (whose official
state bird is the Cardinal) is not currently on especially sound
footing, financially, politically or otherwise. As we sort of ride on
Mr. Lincoln's coattails here, I can't help but wonder sometimes what he
might think of our "Land of Lincoln", as the marketing slogan goes, if
he could be somehow with us today.....
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Land of Lincoln
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