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Michele Kortbawi Wilk"Gravitas - Friesian Horse with Barn Swallows" - Equine and Bird Oil Painting2022
2022
About the Item
Michele Kortbawi Wilk's "Gravitas - Friesian Horse with Barn Swallows" is a majestic 2022 oil on canvas with silver leaf, measuring 48 x 48 inches. This exquisite piece captures the noble spirit of a Friesian horse in mid-rear, with barn swallows dynamically sweeping around its powerful form. The use of silver leaf enhances the composition, adding an ethereal quality to the background and highlighting the horse's muscular definition and the delicate motion of the birds. The artwork's grand scale and the interplay of realistic detail with the shimmering silver leaf create a commanding presence, making it an ideal statement piece for any equestrian art enthusiast. While sold unframed, this painting is ready to hang and can be paired with a frame that complements its dignified elegance upon a framing quote request.
About the artist:
Michele Kortbawi Wilk is a self-taught artist, apart from art classes during her early years, who began drawing and painting when she was very young. Her love for art is equally shared with a love for all animals. In her young adulthood, Michele’s passion for animals landed her a job in Southern California working with animals for the motion picture industry.
Her practice in painting was informed first and foremost whilst working alongside exotic, native and domestic animals in the film industry. Wilk continued to paint for pleasure while at the same time attracting the attention of famed Hollywood animal trainers such as Frank Inn (owner and trainer of “Benji”) and Cindy Cullen (daughter of Edgar Rice Boroughs). She found herself with regular commissions and began painting fulltime.
- Creator:Michele Kortbawi Wilk
- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
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- Gallery Location:Denver, CO
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1308214024122
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