jim henson

Today's Art and Beauty Tuesday continues our look at the work of Thomas Cole. The second in his series of A Voyage of Life is Youth. In this painting, the confident young man leaves the guardian angel on the shore as he heads towards the ethereal "castle in the sky".

The large white structure dominates the upper left hand side of the painting, dwarfing the tiny angel, who, nevertheless, still glows with divine light.

The youth no longer notices the reality of the angel, seeing only his dreams.