"For Every Thing There Is A Season"
18"H x 15"W
Signed Upon Request
$45.00 + $20.00 S&H

Located in the Craftsman's Valley area of the Dollywood Theme Park, the Robert F. Thomas Chapel is dedicated to the memory of the man, who for more than 50 years was both minister and doctor to the people of Sevier County, Tennessee.  Dr. Thomas brought Dolly Parton and several of her family members into the world.  He ministered in local churches until his passing in 1981.  Today the church which bears his name, holds regular Sunday services and special candlelight services during the Christmas festivities at Dollywood.

Within my painting are several symbolic elements.  Three white doves rising over the steeple represent the Holy Trinity and the Resurrection.  The flowers surrounding the chapel are for the changing seasons here in the Smokies.  Beginning with the sacred dogwoods of spring, the sunflowers of summer, the corn and pumpkins for the bountiful harvest of fall, and the deep rich red and greens of Christmas.  Lastly, the small clump of mistletoe in the lower right is symbolic of Dolly Parton's love for the people and place of this, her Tennessee mountain home.