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
Winter Lake 24x48
Winter Lake 24x48
The setting for this painting is a view looking west towards Lake Michigan on a cold mid-winter day. A large, very dark pine stood in stark contrast with the brilliant white snow. I took photos and made a quick “thumb nail” sketch and returned to the warmth of my studio to do this painting. It was to be rather large, (four feet wide) on canvas. Part of the charm of the scene is the contrast of the warm, sunlit trees against the coolness the teal-blue of the winter sky. I enjoyed the challenge of working with the subtle variety of colors present in “white” snow. Gene Rantz