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    Serene Amish Scenes

    Published: Mar 19, 2020 · Updated: Mar 19, 2020 by Kevin Williams | 3 Comments

    By Kevin Williams

    There are some talented artists among the Amish, I learned that early on in my association with them.  Back in the early 1990s, my brother moved to Los Angeles. Los Angeles have a very different vibe from Ohio and my brother, fresh out of college, would occasionally get homesick.   During that time I met a young Amish artist in Indiana, a tall bearded man that friends and family joked looked like Abraham Lincoln.  In reality, his name was Alan Wickey and he was a talented painter.  I remember when he showed me a corner of his barn that had been converted into a makeshift art studio with canvases and paints.  He liked to do rural scenes and that is when it hit me that with my brother's birthday coming up, a painting of a midwestern scene could be just the remedy for homesickness.

    Alan Wickey moved to Michigan several years later. I saw him once at a funeral in the early 2000s, but have since lost touch with him.  But his work lives on.  I was visiting with my brother last weekend and I saw the painting, displayed in his living room and it evoked a wave of pleasant nostalgia. If memory serves me correctly, I paid Alan $100 for the painting...considering it is still in great shape, I'd say it was money well spent.

    Here is that beautiful picture:

    At the time this Amish artist lived near the town of Berne, Indiana and that is reflected in his painting. Notice the buggy does not have a roof? That is the biggest indicator that the painting is set near Berne. I love the spacious barn and the general Amish ambiance....The windmill is also are common sight among the Amish homes in the area.

    We did a story several years ago about Amish artist Anna Weaver, who lives in rural western New York.  She's made a name for herself and her paintings, unusual among the Amish. Here are a few of Anna's paintings, depicting beautiful Amish scenes in New York:

    An Anna Weaver painting....

    beautiful Anna Weaver autumn scene

    I've met several talented Amish artists over the years, men and women. This sawblade is one painted by Miriam Troyer, who I met at an Amish settlement near Greenville, PA one year. She enjoyed painting old saw blades and displaying them. This is one of her works.

     

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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. Cathie Kukec

      March 19, 2020 at 5:07 pm

      Beautiful! I’d love to have them hanging in my home!

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    2. Nana

      March 19, 2020 at 6:25 pm

      The Weaver paintings are somewhat reminiscent of Grandma Moses's works. Nana

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      • Kevin

        March 19, 2020 at 10:33 pm

        GOod observation! Some have referred to Weaver as "The Amish Grandma Moses."

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