The Quarry at Rushland
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CreatedTuesday, 22 March 2016
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Created byRuben Reyes
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Last modifiedTuesday, 30 June 2020
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Revised byAmanda Monroe
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"The painter feels . . . vividly, but with his eyes and emotional responses."
Roy C. Nuse
Nuse often painted the gardens, streams, farms, and the quarry near his home in Rushland, Pennsylvania. In this painting, a large, claylike quarry sweeps upward, showing where the green surface of the earth has been removed. A sunny countryside is visible beyond. With short, staccato strokes of paint he creates a soft atmosphere in the distance that is distinct from the crude sculptural formations in the foreground.