Michigan Giclees - The Classic Collection
“The human need to relate with the natural world finds many outlets. For painters, the urge to capture nature’s intrigue is most compelling. With paint and canvas, confined to two dimensions, we set forth to capture that elusive beauty lavished upon us by nature. In Leelanau, I find a dazzling abundance of compositions from which to draw painting inspiration and a public of art conscious people drawn here by a mutual appreciation of the beauty of this land.” Gene Rantz, 2005
Kelcherman's Ditch 12x16
Kelcherman's Ditch 12x16
The original painting was oil on masonite.
John and Phyllis Kilcherman raise antique apples near Northport. Over a hundred varieties of rare apple trees are grown in their orchard, giving folks a chance to taste delicious, rather forgotten, apples from the past. Their farm-market is very popular during the fall harvest season.
Since they are my neighbors, I pass their farm daily and the ditch beside the road often draws my attention. Here in mid-winter, in bright sunlight, I was drawn to this scene by the cool shadows against the sparkly white snow and the promise of spring evoked by the clear blue sky and the warm yellows of the grass and bushes. Gene Rantz