Jane Eyre. Wuthering Heights. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Each of these books, penned separately by the three Brontë sisters, touched, inspired and even terrified me -- eventually prompting a visit to their former home in Haworth, England, and the birth of my oil painting for others. This painting, Heather on the Moors in Brontë Country, Yorkshire, England, is a tribute to the power and insight of the words penned by Charlotte, Emily and Anne, who lived much of their lives in the Haworth Parsonage in Yorkshire. I painted it for a friend who shares an appreciation of 19th century British literature. (She's actually the one who inadvertently steered me toward painting for others, after she asked if she could buy a different painting I made of Brontë Country -- a shocking surprise). This piece depicts the purple heather flowers, an old farmhouse, a traditional stone wall, and the distant hills and dales. It is nostalgic, simple and serene. I visited this beautiful moor country on a literary pilgrimage with my oldest daughter, then eight, a few years ago. Just arriving in the area gave me goosebumps and nearly brought me to tears. (I'm admittedly a bit sappy!) We toured the Brontë's home in Haworth, walked around the school where the sisters taught, ate a meal in the nearest pub (which was once a morgue!), and most nostalgic: We went for a walk amidst the heather on the moors. With my level of personal bliss, one would have thought I had met the authors themselves! "We know that God is everywhere; but certainly we feel His presence most when His works are on the grandest scale spread before us ..." -- Charlotte Brontë in Jane Eyre, chapter XXVIII Here are a few photos we captured from Brontë Country -- if you've read any of the Brontë's books or other literature that talks of the moors, you may particularly appreciate the heather in bloom under an overcast sky: We took home a few souvenirs, including beautifully bound copies of the three mentioned books and an idea to replicate a display of hair locks from each family member. (The bottom left photo is my daughter looking at the Brontë family's hair locks, and the bottom right photo is our family's version hanging in our living room.) Prints and blank folding greeting cards of this painting are available at Etsy.

The tradition of the Long Blue Line is the legacy of all who have faced the challenge and ultimately graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. In this painting, a long blue line stretches along the ground under USAFA from left to right. It is a picture of the long, adrudous journey faced by all who persevered through the great opportunity of the Academy, set at the beautiful foothills of the Rocky Mountains. “Long Blue Line" oil on gallery wrap canvas by Glory Paulson 18” x 24” x 1.25” ©2024 The Long Blue Line began with the first graduating class in 1959 and includes roughly 60,000 graduates, including many great military heroes, businessmen, astronauts, athletes, politicians, and the like. Graduates looking to connect with their roots in the Long Blue Line can visit the United States Air Force Academy Association of Graduates to see how they can plug in with fellow alumni. // Original USAFA artwork and gifts available at https://www.glorypaulsonfineart.com/usafa?Category=Original%2520Paintings #usafa #longblueline #colorado

There’s nothing like a piece of original artwork to commemorate and remember a special place or event, especially the U.S. Air Force Academy. This painting, “Pike’s Peak and the Air Force Academy,” simply highlights the cadet area below a distant Pike’s Peak, turned purple in the distant, cloudy sunset. This painting is on gallery wrap canvas, painted around the edges. It can be framed or not. Whether you are a tourist looking for a classic keepsake or have connections to USAFA, a fine oil painting of the beautiful Rocky Mountains at Colorado Springs is a perfect momento. It's also a perfect gift for a graduate. https://www.glorypaulsonfineart.com/original-oil-paintings “Pike’s Peak and the Air Force Academy" oil on gallery wrap canvas by Glory Paulson 11” x 14” x 1.5” ©2024 #usafa #pikespeak #colorado #coloradosprings

Online gallery of oil paintings by Glory Paulson, Larkspur, Colorado. Colorado and ocean landscapes, and still lifes. Inspired by the created world, history & artisans of yesteryear. Body of Work Some of these pieces are in private collection, and many are either available in my online shop , at another venue or online , being reworked, or are unlisted. Feel free to contact me if you are interested in acquiring any of them or if you have any questions -- thank you! Colo rado LAN DSCAPES SEE COLLECTION > Greater Colorado LANDSCAPES SEE COLLECTION > Palmer Divide & Tri-Lakes Air Force Academy LANDSCAPES SEE COLLECTION > & Pike's Peak Class Colors MODERN LANDSCAPES SEE COLLECTION > Air Force Academy Ocean LANDSC APES SEE COLLECTION > Miscella neous Landscap es SEE COLLECTION > Landscapes Still Lif e SEE COLLECTION > Colorado (Greater) Greater Colorado "Whispers on the Water" [Westcliffe, Colorado] Oil on Canvas Panel 12" x 12" "A Mountain Lake" [Westcliffe, Colorado] Oil on Canvas Panel 10" x 8" "Maiden Voyage" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION [Westcliffe, Colorado] Oil on Panel 12" x 12" "Living Skies" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION [Westcliffe, Colorado] Oil on Panel 16" x 20" "Afternoon Aria Above Tree Line" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION [Collegiate Peaks] Oil on Stretched Canvas 16" x 20" "Heading West at Sunset and Moonrise" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION [Rocky Mountains] Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "Afternoon at Mount Yale" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION [Collegiate Peaks] Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 11" x 14" "Canoë en Montagne" [Westcliffe, Colorado] Oil on Canvas Panel 8" x 10" "Sunset Skies at Lone Cone" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "Evening Serenity" [Colorado] Oil on Canvas Board 8" x 10" "Three Aspens at Sunset" [Colorado] Oil on Linen 14" x 11" "High Country Haven" [Colorado] Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "Above Tree Line" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION [Collegiate Peaks] Oil on Linen 8" x 10" "Summer's End at a Mountain Lake" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION [Cottonwood Lake, CO] Oil on Linen 11" x 14" Tri-Lakes Palmer Divide & Tri-Lakes Area | Colorado "Coyote" [Larkspur, CO] Oil on Linen Panel 8" x 10" "Dream" [Larkspur, just north of Palmer Lake] Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 10" x 20" "Peaceful" [Palmer Lake & Spruce Mountain] Oil on Stretched Linen 8" x 10" "Oh, Captain" Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 11" x 14" "Serene Skies" [Castle Rock, Colorado] Oil on Gesso Panel 16" x 20" "Endless Opportunity" [Greenland Open Space] Oil on Linen Panel 12" x 9" Coyote "Gentle Morning" [Rattlesnake Butte, Larkspur] Oil on Canvas Panel 16" x 20" "Palomino 105" (Duke) IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 24" x 24" "Hope in Winter" [Palmer Lake, CO] Oil on Gesso Panel 16" x 20" "Palmer Lake Star, to Remember" Oil on Canvas 11" x 14" "The Star Over Palmer Lake" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Wood 11" x 14" "Soft Evening" [Open Space, Larkspur] Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 30" x 30" "Hay Bales Along the Railroad" [Colorado, Allis Ranch] Oil on Stretched Linen 11" x 14" "Green Pastures" [Larkspur, CO] Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 12" x 12" "A Cool Sunset at the Foothills" no. 2 IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Wood 11" x 14" [ Work in Progress ] Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 36" x 36" "Morning at the Buttes" [Open Space, Larkspur] Oil on Panel 11" x 14" "Reflections at Monument Rock" no. 2 IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "A Thousand Hills" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Wood 12" x 24" "Quiet Morning After Heavy Snowfall on the Larkspur Moors" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Canvas Panel 16" x 20" "Into the Fog" (at Spruce Mountain) [Colorado, Spruce Mountain] Oil on Linen 24" x 36" "Out for a Hike on a Snowy Evening" [Colorado, Spruce Mountain] Oil on Linen 14" x 11" "Hungry Horses at the Foothills" [Colorado, Douglas County] Oil on Linen 24" x 36" "Three's a Crowd Under an Austere Sky" [Colorado, Greenland Ranch] Oil on Linen 24" x 36" USAFA & PikesPeak U.S. Air Force Academy & Pike's Peak "Calm Waters at the Air Force Academy" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Canvas Panel 11" x 14" "Mountain High" Oil on Canvas 12" x 12" "Long Blue Line" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 18" x 24" x 1.5" "Wecker Hall at the Air Force Academy" COMMISSIONED WORK, PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 18" x 24" "Madera Cyber Innovation Center at the Air Force Academy" COMMISSIONED WORK, PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Gallery Wrap Linen 18" x 24" x 1.4" "Kucera Legacy Center at Falcon Stadium" COMMISSIONED WORK, PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 18" x 24" "U.S. Air Force Academy Under a Living Sky" Oil on Gallery Wrap Linen 11" x 14" x 1.5" "Air Force Academy Memories" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 6" x 8" "Air Force Academy Below Three Peaks" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen Panel 8" x 10" "Pike's Peak and the Air Force Academy" Oil on Gallery Wrap Belgian Linen 11" x 14" x 1.5" "Aim High" Oil on Gallery Wrap Linen 18" x 24" x 1-3/8" "Solemn Melody at the Air Force Academy" Oil on Linen 6" x 8" "US Air Force Academy Below Pikes Peak at Sunset" Oil on Linen Panel 11" x 14" Time and Tradition Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 12" x 12" x 1.5" "Purple Mountain Majesty at the Air Force Academy" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Stretched Canvas 8" x 10" "Day's End at the Air Force Academy" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 6" x 8" "Sanctuary Pointe View" COMMISSIONED WORK, PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Wood 10" x 10" "Air Force Academy at the Foothills" Oil on Linen 6" x 8" "Purple Mountains at the Air Force Academy" Oil on Stretched Canvas 8" x 10" "Serene Sunset Over Pike's Peak" Oil on Canvas Panel 11" x 14" "Autumn Sunset" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION [Flat Iron, North of USAFA] Oil on Canvas 8" x 10" "Pike's Peak Reflections" [Pike's Peak from Meadow Lake] Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 10" x 8" x 1.5" "Time and Tradition" No. 2 IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Canvas Panel 10" x 10" "Pike’s Peak above Monument Creek" Oil on Linen 36" x 24" "An Air Force Academy Sunset" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 8" x 10" U.S. Air Force Academy Class Color Paintings Class Colors "U.S. Air Force Academy in Gold," No. 2 Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "Air Force Academy Above Fields of Gold" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 8" x 10" "U.S. Air Force Academy in Gold," no. 1 Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "Silver Lining at the Air Force Academy" Oil on Linen Panel 8" x 10" "U.S. Air Force Academy in Silver" no. 2 Oil on Canvas Panel 8" x 8" "U.S. Air Force Academy in Silver" Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "U.S. Air Force Academy in Blue," No. 2 IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "Blue Millennium at the Air Force Academy" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen Panel 8" x 10" "U.S. Air Force Academy In Blue" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "Red Skies of Excellence Dominate at the Air Force Academy" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen Panel 8" x 10" "U.S. Air Force Academy in Red" no. 4 Oil on Canvas Panel 8" x 8" "U.S. Air Force Academy in Red" no. 3 IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 11" x 14" Ocean OCEAN "Virtuoso" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION [Pacific Ocean] Oil on Belgian Linen Panel 10" x 8" "Divine Nature" [Pacific Ocean] Oil on Gesso Board 12" x 24" "Eternity" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION [Pacific Ocean] Oil on Board 12" x 12" [Work in Progress] [Port Orford & Humbug Mountain] Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 36" x 48" "Still Wet" Oil on Linen 24" x 36" "Rugged Coast" [Port Orford & Humbug Mountain] Oil on Gesso Board 16" x 20" "The Deep" [Pacific Ocean] Oil on Board 12" x 12" "Renewal" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Gesso Board 11' x 14" "Wanderer at Sea" [ Pacific Ocean ] Oil on Gesso Panel 11" x 14" "Potential" [Pacific Ocean] Oil on Board 16" x 20" Misc Landscaps "Old Faithful, a Bison at Home" [Yellowstone National Park] Oil on Stretched Canvas 11" x 14" "At the Lake" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION [Sheridan Lake, Black Hills, SD] Oil on canvas panel 10" x 10" "Rivers at Yellowstone" Oil on Linen Panel 8" x 10" "Heart Mountain, North of Cody and the Shoshone River" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 18" x 24" "Friendly Cows, All Brown and White" [Midwest] Oil on Board 11" x 14" "Love Grows in the Forest ..." COMMISSIONED WORK, PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Canvas 11" x 14" "Ohio Country in Late Winter, Cedarville" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Canvas 11" x 14" "Komorebi" [Near Sisters, Oregon] Oil on Gesso Panel 12" x 12" "Where Gray Meets Bloom" COMMISSIONED WORK, PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 16" x 20" x 1.5" "Countryside Sunset," no. 1 Oil on Board 11" x 14" Misc. Landscapes Still Life Still Life "Glazed Pottery with Green Apples" Oil on Canvas 11" x 14" "Prospecting" Oil on Gesso Panel 12" x 24" "Textured Stillness" Oil on Canvas 11" x 14" "Apples In Wave Bowl" Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "Wildflowers in Pewter Vase" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 14" x 11" "Apples in a Rustic Blue Bowl" Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "Classic Still Life Lemons" Oil on Canvas Board 11" x 14" "Stoic Raspberry" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 10" x 8" x 1.5" "I'm Glad Life Gave Me Lemons" Oil on Canvas 8" x 10" "Three Pears in Front of Subway Tile" Oil on Board 11" x 14" "Wild and Crazy Onion" Oil on Wrap Canvas 14" x 11" x 1.5" "Three Happy Pears" Oil on Linen 8" x 10" "Pink Roses in Vintage Mason Jar" Oil on Linen 14" x 11" "Fleurs en Bleu " Oil on Canvas "Whisped Pink Roses in Vintage Mason Jar" Oil on Linen 14" x 11" "Still Life White Candle and Pomegranate" Oil on Linen 14" x 11" "Poppies After a Storm" 14" x 11" "Still Life Tapered Candle and Pomegranate" Oil on Linen 14" x 11" "Three Pears in the Blue" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Gesso Panel 8" x 10" "Teatime: Porcelain Teapot with Apples" Oil on Wood 11" x 14" "Three Pears on a Counter" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Gesso Panel 8" x 10" "Glazed Pottery Pitcher with Green Apples on a Striped Tea Towel" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "The Promise of Peace" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Canvas 5" x 7" "Still Life White Pitcher and Green Apples" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Linen 11" x 14" "Pear and Lemon in Dish" IN PRIVATE COLLECTION Oil on Canvas 11" x 14"

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Learn about the Long Blue Line collection by Glory Paulson Fine Art. Exclusive gifts and memorabilia for grads, cadets, family, friends and fans of the Air Force Academy, including Class Color Oil Paintings. Fine art highlighting the beauty and tradition of USAFA. Originals, prints, stickers, and cards -- something to fit every budget. long blue line No Official DoD or Air Force Endorsement DISCLAIMER Glory Paulson of Glory Paulson Fine Art paints the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado as a private citizen. She is in no way paid, endorsed, officially authorized, or approved by the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Air Force, or the Department of Defense . Glory Paulson Fine Art does not use trademarked DoD military service seals. The use of the location -- Air Force Academy or U.S. Air Force Academy -- is for purposes of explaining the location and identifying the artwork and does not represent official endorsement. For any questions or concerns, please contact Glory Paulson Fine Art. SHOP USAFA > LEARN MORE > GRADUATION YEAR CLASS COLORS Each graduating class at the U.S.A.F. Academy in Colorado has a class color, the first graduating class of 1959 being gold, next in rotation being blue, silver, and red. Gold Classes 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2027, 2031, 2035 Blue Classes 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036 Silver Classes 1961, 1965, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025, 2029, 2033, 2037 Red Classes 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030, 2034, 2038 Shop USAFA > Instagram USAFA > Etsy USAFA > Gallery > Learn More >