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Nature's Touchby Steve Hanks
The mystery of what lies below the surface is one of water’s most fascinating attractions.The same can be said of the paintings of Steve Hanks, where water and its presence have a nomenclature all their own. “Oceans are vast and we are small in comparison,” says Hanks. “When a painting occurs at seaside, often the subjects are contemplating significant passages in their lives. Rivers are on the move and going somewhere, as are the figures in these paintings. Lakes are most often environments of calm water and safety. Harmony is often the overriding theme. Bathed in the glow of a warm sun, the woman in this painting is connecting with nature and the uncomplicated joy of life. Poised and confident she dips her foot beneath the surface, an overture to exploring the unknown.”
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas: limited to 100 s/n. 29"w x 15"h. $550 | $630 CDN | £360 | €540 Ask About Availability
Greenwich Workshop Original Fine Art Print: limited to 550 s/n. 26"w x 13 3/8"h. $175 | $200 CDN | £120 | €170
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Night Cap by Bonnie Marris
The ideas of communal need and social structure are not unique to humans. Bonnie Marris captures that and more inNight Cap. Luminated by the setting sun, friends gather bragging and talking as they quench their thirst at day’s end. And just like humans, every one has their place. The group leader, the one with the foal, is very proud yet protective. She has a best friend who is closest and whom she will always choose to care for the foal when she cannot. Slightly outside the inner circle stands the interloper or outcast, kept at bay by the glare of the mare. “I really hate the idea of impressing too greatly the habits of people upon the actions of animals,” says Bonnie. “But anyone who has spent time around such a coffee clatch will smile at just how similar the situation is.”
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art MasterWork™ Giclée Canvas: limited to 75 s/n. 40"w x 30"h. $975 | $1115 CDN | £630 | €950 Ask About Availability
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas: limited to 125 s/n. 30"w x 22"h. $625 | $715 CDN | £410 | €610 Ask About Availability
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Medicine Shields of the Blackfootby Howard Terpning
Among the Blackfoot people the shield was the most cherished and protective possession. Above all, it was a medicine object. Medicine shields have dream or vision origins. Making a shield could be a lengthy process involving several people, but it had to start with the hide taken from the neck and shoulder of a bull buffalo. Once the hair was removed, this thick hide was then placed over a fire pit filled with hot stones and staked to the ground. The heat of the stones would gradually shrink the hide until it was about one inch thick. It was then painted and decorated to conform with the owner’s dream. When the shield was not carried by the owner on a war party, it was supported on a tri-pod outside the teepee on sunny days, and as the sun moved, the tri-pod was turned so that the face of the shield would always be in direct sunlight.
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas: limited to 650 s/n. 23"w x 22"h. $750 | $860 CDN | £490 | €730 Ask About Availability
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VanishingPony Tracks by Howard Terpning
“Horse stealing was a sport among the Plains Indians and an important way to gain honor and prestige among other members of their tribe,” says Terpning. “The man in the foreground has his horse stealing medicine attached to his belt with a miniature rope. These four Blackfoot warriors have been following a large band of trappers just waiting for the right moment to capture some of their stock. They no doubt took these ponies in the middle of the night and are now trying to put as much distance as they can between themselves and the trappers who are certainly attempting to track the Blackfoot and take their ponies back. These raiders are using every ruse to elude their pursuers including crossing the river in hopes that their tracks will be lost or at least delay their pursuers.”
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art MasterWork™ Giclée Canvas: limited to 300 s/n. 32"w x 46"h (unstretched). $2250 | $2575 CDN | £1460 | €2180 Ask About Availability Arriving September 2006
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Hot Chocolate by John Weiss
“I enjoy painting animals to which people can relate,” says John Weiss.“They are a familiar, part of our everyday life we understand and enjoy.While searching through reference materials, I came across an image of a friend’s Chocolate Labrador.They’re amazing little creatures during their puppy stage and I tried to capture that special time in their lives by going for a natural look that makes you feel you can reach out and pet the dog.”Weiss has accomplished just that in this warm and charming portrait.
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Anniversary Giclée Canvas: Order period ends December 31, 2006. Edition not to exceed 250. Signed by John Weiss. 16"w x 14"h. $350 | $400 CDN | £230 | €340 |