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In this specific work, Stations are for Coming and Going, the ideas of impermanence, moving, seasons in life, the family we make and leave, and change are all embodied here. My two subjects are depicted at the historical train station situated on the Hudson River, below the bluff that holds the United States Military Academy. One is a nurse for the Spanish Army; her husband assigned to West Point, and this their last summer. The other spouse, an American like myself, also holds a departure on the horizon. These two women, from different parts of the world, were uprooted and thrown together. Like many military spouses, they made friends that became family, knowing all too well that this station would change. Stations are for coming and going.

From Vanessa Osmon

  1. The Art of Hello and Goodbye by Vanessa Osmon, Image 1.

    The Art of Hello and Goodbye

    Mixed media on paper mounted on aluminum

    48 x 66 x 2 in

  2. Christmas Ornament on Pink and Fuchsia by Vanessa Osmon, Image 1.

    Christmas Ornament on Pink and Fuchsia

    Oil on Panel

    6 x 6 in

  3. Mel and the Tarbucket by Vanessa Osmon, Image 1.

    Mel and the Tarbucket

    Pastel, Oil, Gouache,spray paint, and Charcoal on Arches Oil

    36 x 36 in

  4. AM Kentucky by Vanessa Osmon, Image 1.

    AM Kentucky

    Oil

    16 x 12 x 1 in

  5. The Girls: Military Housing Along the Hudson by Vanessa Osmon, Image 1.

    The Girls: Military Housing Along the Hudson

    Pastel, Oil, Gouache, and Charcoal

    36 x 48 in

  6. The Hostess by Vanessa Osmon, Image 7.

    The Hostess

    Pastel, Oil, Gouache,spray paint, and Charcoal on Arches Oil

    30 x 30 in

  7. Remembering May 4th by Vanessa Osmon, Image 1.

    Remembering May 4th

    Pastel, Oil, Gouache, and Charcoal

    28 x 28 in

  8. This Nomadic Life #1 by Vanessa Osmon, Image 1.

    This Nomadic Life #1

    gouach, charcoal

    23 x 30 in