HERALDS OF SPRING
by award winning Michigan artist Harlan
Oil on Canvas
30x40 2007
Every April I begin looking for my crocus and snowdrops to tell me that winter is really, finally going to depart. It is always such a delight to see the colorful crocus bloom. These blossoms, with their beautiful stripes, reminded me of heralds decked out in all their splendor proclaiming winter to be over. My work is very time consuming and I generally allow each work to dictate its own needs and time limit. Now and then I force myself to do a "fast" painting. Hardly fast by many artists' standards but certainly fast for me. Such a project forces me to rely upon my skills and instincts and brings new strengths to my work when I resume my normal pace. Heralds of Sping was a "fast" painting in which I particularly wanted to capture the lighting - that amazing lighting!
Harlan's paintings feature the beauty to be found in gardens and forests. Harlan's style is a combination of both realism and impressionism, a style she refers to as "Sharp Focus Impressionism". Her paintings bring the viewers' attention to beauties that are often overlooked in Nature, small, "intimate" scenes. The close view of the paintings' subjects inspired the name for this website: Intimate Forest. At first glance Harlan's work might appear to be Photo-realism but a closer look shows that her paintings are more personal. Harlan's paintings are painted with integrity following the time honored methods that produce lasting works of art.
Check out more of my work at intimateforest.com
Please Note: It may take over a week before this painting can be shipped. To assure that my paintings are completely dried, I do not varnish until the time of sale and need a few days to assure that the varnish is completely dry. I will make every effort to ship as soon as possible and will keep the buyer informed. |
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