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Sep 11, 2014
Media: Watercolor on Arches #140 Cold Press Paper
Size: 5x7 in
An original atmospheric landscape painted in watercolor depicting the the hot summer days in the rural central valley area of California. A lonely wind pump standing beside two rusty metal water tanks, with oche-purple colored rolling foothills in the background, and golden grass field waving in the wind in the foreground. A small brush with sienna fall colored leaves stands out from the grass field.
Hand painted by award winning watercolor artist and daily painter Arena Shawn, this little gem of landscape would look beautiful in a wood-colored frame, a perfect gift for your art lover friend, suitable to give your house that special touch of creativity! Suitable especially for Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays, it can also bring the memory of summer back in the cold days of winter, maybe reminding you of that perfect family road trip to the western states! Title: "Summer Heat, Central Valley" Size: 6"h x 9"w Medium: Watercolor on Arches Cold Press Watercolor paper, Signed, Original Artist's Insight: This piece started quite a while ago as a study of negative painting in a workshop with the wonderful landscape artist and teacher Roland Lee. I saw this scene first when driving down to central valley on one of the little winding roads from Pinnacles National Park (at that time still only a national monument). The heat has totally scorched the land. There is only yellows, orches and browns in my field of vision. Now and then, a single, very skinny cattle or horse would been seen lying under valley oak trees, trying to get as much shade as possible from the what little shadow a lone tree could offer. It must be over 100 degrees even in shadow. Every inch in my line of vision is burnt by heat. Even the wind was choking hot, and when it titillated with the dried up grass it almost sounded like the vegetation were moaning out of pain and thirst. An old wind pump was slowly operating on the roadside, draining what little water it could squeeze out of ground into the huge rusty metal tanks standing beside it. I couldn't help but imaging how hot it would be if I put my hand on the shiny surface of those tanks... I can almost feel the thirst on my lips again when finishing this piece last night, although I was sitting in my cool, damp, comfortable San Francisco home... I guess this is what I love most about painting -- it allow you to recall and relive the experiences that has once moved you, or forever scarred you. The pleasure and pain that has once changed us are, through the movement of a brush, fixed on a piece of canvas or paper for eternity... This item will be shipped with 11" x 14" sized acid-free white mats and white foamcore backing board ready for framing, and a certificate of ownership signed by the artist. It will be shipped with secure, water-proof packaging to avoid any possible damage to the painting within 3 business days of payment.
An original atmospheric landscape painted in watercolor depicting the the hot summer days in the rural central valley area of California. A lonely wind pump standing beside two rusty metal water tanks, with oche-purple colored rolling foothills in the background, and golden grass field waving in the wind in the foreground. A small brush with sienna fall colored leaves stands out from the grass field.
Hand painted by award winning watercolor artist and daily painter Arena Shawn, this little gem of landscape would look beautiful in a wood-colored frame, a perfect gift for your art lover friend, suitable to give your house that special touch of creativity! Suitable especially for Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays, it can also bring the memory of summer back in the cold days of winter, maybe reminding you of that perfect family road trip to the western states! Title: "Summer Heat, Central Valley" Size: 6"h x 9"w Medium: Watercolor on Arches Cold Press Watercolor paper, Signed, Original Artist's Insight: This piece started quite a while ago as a study of negative painting in a workshop with the wonderful landscape artist and teacher Roland Lee. I saw this scene first when driving down to central valley on one of the little winding roads from Pinnacles National Park (at that time still only a national monument). The heat has totally scorched the land. There is only yellows, orches and browns in my field of vision. Now and then, a single, very skinny cattle or horse would been seen lying under valley oak trees, trying to get as much shade as possible from the what little shadow a lone tree could offer. It must be over 100 degrees even in shadow. Every inch in my line of vision is burnt by heat. Even the wind was choking hot, and when it titillated with the dried up grass it almost sounded like the vegetation were moaning out of pain and thirst. An old wind pump was slowly operating on the roadside, draining what little water it could squeeze out of ground into the huge rusty metal tanks standing beside it. I couldn't help but imaging how hot it would be if I put my hand on the shiny surface of those tanks... I can almost feel the thirst on my lips again when finishing this piece last night, although I was sitting in my cool, damp, comfortable San Francisco home... I guess this is what I love most about painting -- it allow you to recall and relive the experiences that has once moved you, or forever scarred you. The pleasure and pain that has once changed us are, through the movement of a brush, fixed on a piece of canvas or paper for eternity... This item will be shipped with 11" x 14" sized acid-free white mats and white foamcore backing board ready for framing, and a certificate of ownership signed by the artist. It will be shipped with secure, water-proof packaging to avoid any possible damage to the painting within 3 business days of payment. |
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