Winter Solstice is a painting by Kathy Bassett which was uploaded on May 5th, 2013.
Winter Solstice
The symphony of joy on the night of the return of light in the northern hemisphere on Dec. 21 usually, and June 21 in the southern hemisphere, then... more
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Winter Solstice
Artist
Kathy Bassett
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Painting - Watercolor
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The symphony of joy on the night of the return of light in the northern hemisphere on Dec. 21 usually, and June 21 in the southern hemisphere, then summer solstice.Confused? Me too. Return of Light is the message!
The winter solstice is the solstice that occurs in winter. It is the time at which the sun appears at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon In the Northern Hemisphere this is the Southern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its southernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on December 21 to 22 each year.In the Southern Hemisphere this is the Northern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its northernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on June 20 to 21 each year.The axial tilt of Earth and gyroscopic effects of the planet's daily rotation keep the axis of rotation pointed at the same point in the sky. As the Earth follows its orbit around the Sun, the same hemisphere that faced away from the Sun, experiencing winter, will, in half a year, face towards the Sun and experience summer. Since the two hemispheres face opposite directions along the planetary pole, as one polar hemisphere experiences winter, the other experiences summer.
More evident from high latitudes, a hemisphere's winter solstice occurs on the shortest day and longest night of the year, when the sun's daily maximum elevation in the sky is the lowest.[5] Since the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, other terms are often used for the day on which it occurs, such as "midwinter", "the longest night", "the shortest day" or "the first day of winter". The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days. The earliest sunset and latest sunrise dates differ from winter solstice, however, and these depend on latitude, due to the variation in the solar day throughout the year caused by the Earth's elliptical orbit, see earliest and latest sunrise and sunset.Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most Northern Hemisphere cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time
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Laurel Adams
CONGRATULATIONS, You, KATHY are the 👏🏻🥁 GAs CHOICE-Artist BUZzz contest AWARD(s) WINNER for the THEME -YOUR REASON for the SEASON—🤩👏🏻👏🏻 which featured 98 members, 337 entries and garnered 758 votes! YAY!! So well deserved!..BRAVO!
Laurel Adams
Kathy, what a beautiful winterscape….v…BEST to you…this has GA pick painted ALL over it!..:-)
Laurel Adams
Kathy your watercolour painting is so beautiful…I LOVE your creativity and hand art as much as your digital photoartistry. Also, many thanks for your kindness below…I can’t help but return the gaze to ALL the TALENT here on FAA. You energize me into mixes of media I would have most likely never dared approach…and now, yowza! BEST to you, Kathy…:-) and happiest of holidays.
Kathy Bassett
So good to hear from you and thanks for all your creative, light up my life ! energy through your emotive inspirational art, Laurel!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular purple composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L voted for this piece in the contest KTBUZZZ-PURPLE HAZE-SEASON OF LIGHT- ALL MEDIA
Laurel Adams
Kathy!…your entries are SOooo BEAUTIFUL! You KNOW my two favs!…thanks for gracing this contest with such Joy and WOnDERment!
Laurel Adams
KATHY CONGRATULATIONS on your SECOND PLACE TIED win in the WINTER SOLSTICE contest! YAY