Harriman Ranch

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Kristen Garneau
Harriman Ranch
2020

About the Item

Living in Marin County, California and taking frequent visits to Idaho, Kristen Garneau is no stranger to beautiful landscapes. The Pacific beachfronts, the rolling hills of west Marin and the majesty of Mount Tamalpais have provided enough beauty to attract painters like William Keith since the great American migration west. Garneau, however, does not fit the genre of plein air or landscape painter. Her concern is not with describing specific places in paint, but to render the image down to its pure essence - to convey her personal experience of it. She is fascinated with the shifting light and weather – magical moments when the sun filters through mist and clouds at sunrise, sunset, dusk and dawn – flashes of mystery and grace. Garneau was introduced to Island Park, Idaho by her friends Pam and John McCosker. She visited them every summer for some time. The Harriman Ranch is in Island Park, Idaho - a fly fishing destination, now a public recreation area located on 11,000 acre once a private retreat for the Harriman and Guggenheim families. It is located within the Henry’s Fork Caldera in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. In Harriman Ranch, Garneau is capturing that particular moment before or after a storm, when the clouds separate, allowing light to illuminate the water of the river. For Garneau, the paintings begin with one of these moving sights in nature, but the work is finally the result of careful studio practice. Surfaces are formed by layers and layers of paint and shapes are simplified. In this way Garneau owes as much to abstract expressionism as any other tradition. She is speaking the language of paint, layering and modulating her compositions to more fully express the metaphysical properties and emotional impacts of the scene. Kristen Garneau grew up in Contra Costa County. She spent her time riding horses in the watershed lands observing the constant variations of nature. Although she attended CCAC (the California College of Arts and Crafts) for two years, it was later that she began to mature as an artist and develop her own skills and vision. Aided by guidance from her mentor, Chester Arnold, she softened her palette and began to concentrate on the orchestration between shapes and open space.

Creator:
Kristen Garneau
Creation Year:
2020
Dimensions:
Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 72 in (182.88 cm)
Medium:
Oil
Movement & Style:
Land
Period:
21st Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Mill Valley, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU35535906542