Weldon Ball

Pine Lake : Sunrise

2015

Artist Comments
Artist George Peebles draws on his surroundings in Michigan but ultimately paints entirely from his imagination. In this piece, he captures the warm and vibrant...

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I love tall birch trees, especially when their big leaves swing and shine under the late evening light. This painting is on gallery...

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This is a lively and uplifting view! This painting is on Arches oil paper.

About the Artist
Ronda Waiksnis captures abstracted, atmospheric movemen...

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In this colorful landscape, James Hartman explores color placement and contrasts. The painting was worked on over a period of time, giving glimpses of differe...

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A cove near Teresa's home at sunset. The light hits the rocks at just the right angle and glows. Thick, lyrical brushstrokes in a rainbow of colors creates liveliness in the scene.

About the Artist
Teresa Smith captures the soul of the Canadian landscape in her contemplative oil paintings. Teresa gathers impressions of the land around her remote island home on horseback rides accompanied by her Irish wolfhound. Her works capture the light coming through the trees, a richness of color, and the interconnectedness of nature. Her subjects emerge through lyrical brushwork, sometimes with light streaming as if through a stained glass window. Her major influences are Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr, and the Canadian Group of Seven, the latter of whom pioneered a distinctive style defined by a direct connection with nature. In addition to painting, Teresa is a master gardener, and she grows food year-round in her garden and volunteers in the community to educate and diagnose plant problems. She works from her studio on the top floor of a barn overlooking the pond and trees, where deer walk by and ducks swim. According to Teresa, "much of today’s art is based on concept. That is, the artist has an idea, then uses their art to educate and inform. I do contemplative painting, which is different. For me, it is allowing the painting to unfold in a contemplative or meditative way."

Words that describe this painting: sunset, landscape, impressionistic, coast...

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"The bold colors portray the evening's best," states artist George Peebles. He offers an atmospheric vision of a forest right at the edge of a thick and dry gra...