One Room School

So happy that One Room School tied for first place in the 1/4/2022 contest Culture Jam. Thank you to the contest administrator, Harvey Stafford, and... more

by Lois Bryan

Title

One Room School

Artist

Lois Bryan

Medium

Photograph - Photography / Digital Art

Description

So happy that "One Room School" tied for first place in the 1/4/2022 contest "Culture Jam." Thank you to the contest administrator, Harvey Stafford, and everyone who voted for my image. Congratulations to the other winners!

Honored that "One Room School" won the 9/17/2021 "School Days" contest held by the Artist Salon 1 Group. Many thanks to contest administrator, Jeff Iverson, and everyone who voted for my image. Congratulations to the other winners.

So happy to announce that "One Room School" won the Fine Art America "Emotions - Nostalgia" contest 3/30/2020. Many thanks to the contest administrator, M Crowell, and to everyone who voted for my image. Congratulations to the other winners!!

"One Room School" won Second Place in the Fine Art America contest "Sentimental Journey" 9/16/19 hosted by Debora Lewis of the "Fine Art America Based Masters Advocacy" group. Many thanks to Debora and to everyone who voted for my image. Sincere congratulations to the other winners.

"One Room School" won Second Place in the Fine Art America contest "School or Sports Artwork" October 7, 2017. My sincere thanks to the contest administrator, Jim Rehlin, and to everyone who voted for my image!! Congratulations to the other winners, too!!

Honored to announce that "One Room School" won the Fine Art America contest "I Is For Inside" sponsored by the ABC Group September 17th, 2017. My sincere thanks to everyone who voted for my images and to the contest administrator, Luther Fine Art. Congratulations to the other winners as well.

"One Room School" won second place in the Fine Art America contest "Sold In December on FAA" January 14, 2016. My thanks to Karen Wiles, our fabulous contest administrator and to everyone who voted for my image. Congratulations to the co-1st place winners, James Barber and Shirley Sykes Bracken; and to my co-second place winner, Sherry Shipley.

"One Room School" is the second place winner in the Fine Art America contest "School Is Out" sponsored by Regina Jeffers of the Public School Teachers Group, June 25, 2015. My thanks to Regina and to everyone who voted for my image, and congratulations to Bill Dunkley, first place winner, and Donna Tuten and Dirk Ercken, the co-third place winners.

Dedicated to teachers ... our own and all those who have labored to bring the youth of the world a step or two higher. Those ladies and gentlemen who bring laughter and inspiration and love .. and yes, courage ... with them to their workplaces every day. I salute you.

Another image from one of my favorite photographic haunts in Pennsylvania, Old Bedford Village in Bedford, Pa.

This image is of the interior of one of the one room school houses there. This is the Kniseley School and was built near Pleasantville, Bedford County in 1869 and was used until 1932. As I've mentioned in previous posts about Old Bedford Village, this building was indeed an original school, is not a recreation, and was moved to the Old Bedford site as part of their "living history museum." You can see more information here: http://www.oldbedfordvillage.com

The image itself is a composite of two of my own images. Both images taken with the Nikon D300. The fields and barn seen through the window are actually from farmland near Osterburg, PA, not too far up the road. Much tinkering in Photoshop CS4, 5 and 6 (NOT the cloud), plus the addition of a hint one of my favorite textures from Florabella to enhance the mood.

additional edit 2/19/14 which I wrote for the Memories and Nostalgia group and thought I'd add here:

The school room pictured here is one of those things that goes right to my own heart. I spent the first three years of schooling, not in a one-room school, but close. The architectural features of the rooms there were almost identical to what you see here. In fact, it's with a laugh that I admit that the desks shown in this image are examples of the NEW desks we got somewhere along the line ... I remember stuffing papers and books and so forth in a compartment that went beneath the seat. I don't remember seeing a dunce cap (if there had been one, I'm sure I'd have worn it more than once, lol) ... and we didn't have a wood stove in our classroom, though I was very familiar with those from the homes of my grandparents and some aunts and uncles.

I think the significance of images that evoke nostalgia is great. I've had many people stop by my posting here and tell me about the happy memories the image brought back to them. What could be better ... that wonderful connection we all strive for ... between artist and art and viewer ... is a bond that brings us all closer.

Featured in the following Fine Art America Groups:

Premium FAA Artists - January 26, 2014
iOS - January 26, 2014
Women Photographers - January 26, 2014
3 A Day Waiting Room Art - January 26, 2014
Beauty - January 26, 2014 - January 26, 2014
Places You Visited And Would Recommend To Others - January 27, 2014
Your Favorite Artwork - January 27, 2014
Excellent Self-Taught Artists - January 27, 2014
Photography The Fine Art - January 27, 2014
Versatile Photography - January 27, 2014
Old And Used - January 27, 2014
The American Flag - January 27, 2014
3 A Day Greeting Cards - January 27, 2014
Why Not Group - January 27, 2014
Barns Big And Small - January 27, 2014
Barn Lovers Group - January 28, 2014
Vintage America - January 28, 2014
Vintage Flavored Group - January 29, 2014
Greetings and Post Cards - February 1, 2014
Our World Gallery - February 2, 2014
The Light Painters - February 4, 2014
Life Is What Happens - February 9, 2014
All Stars - February 11, 2014
Manipulation - February 16, 2014

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January 26th, 2014