Early this month I drove across Pennsylvania from the east side to the west, and spent five days in Oil City, PA. Oil City has both an artist relocation program and extremely affordable housing, so I decided to visit.
When I first entered the city I breathed a sigh of relief, as my first impressions were positive. I knew that if I didn't find the place to be extremely paint-worthy, I just wasn't going to be interested, but one look at the city told me there would be plenty of scenes to paint. Oil City lies along the Allegheny River, is surrounded by dramatic hills, and seems to be watched over by the commanding and elegant presence of St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
2 comments:
I found your writing about Oil City very interesting and a bit humorous (BTW you can have just about anything shipped to you these days - even health food). I think it is a wonderful idea for the town to try to attract artists to live there. They are the people who eventually beautify the town. Moving there would be a huge leap and if you do I wish you all the best. Please keep us posted...
Julie,
Thanks for reading the article. The woman who runs the program, Joann Wheeler, told me that she orders Indian food online, $100 at a time so she gets free shipping. Nothing like tons of mayo in everything to make me crave Indian cuisine.
If I move it won't be for a while- have to sell my house first.
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