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Aug28

Painting of the Week: “The Cows, the Vines, the Trees and M22”

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“It’s not a secret that M22 is one of my favorite places to be. For me, it is magical: It’s all about the layering of trees, the vineyards, the barns and the cattle you pass along the way. This painting combines all of my favorite things about a place that is dear to me. The colors represent an evening sky, when everything is lit in the golden glow of a setting sun and the layers of trees, silhouetted just a bit by the fading light, tend to pop out even more than usual.

“The cows are collaged in, and they are cows I actually met ‘On the Michigan Wine Trail.’ They came up from behind while I was photographing a vineyard and they were so cute; they were very curious about me and didn’t have any fear.  There are also fences crafted from sheet music, representing the melodies that play in my head whenever I’m near M22! I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it.”
“The Cows, the Vines, the Trees and M22”

Size: 36 x 26
Medium: Mixed media
Price: $1,000 (available at the M22 store in Traverse City)

To purchase more of Stephanie’s artwork, click here.

Jul3

Painting of the Week: “The Lake and the Vine”

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“This painting was inspired by a desire to simplify. Throughout art history, artists have had this tug of war of sorts, grappling with putting details in and choosing to take them out of their art. When I began this painting, it was about color and representing something in its simplest form. In this case, I wanted the completed piece to have a sense of wine country.

“I used striped paper that I collaged in here and there to represent the rows found in the vineyards, as well as the “peek-a-boo” green color. Lake Michigan was forefront in my mind, as it is the anchor of our state, and, in many places, you will find the vines spilling right into her great bays, creating a magical landscape. This is the sea of blue.

“The most important detail I chose to leave in was the sunset. One of the most classic, quintessential images of Michigan is a glorious sunset over the lake, and I wanted that to be the detail that took center stage. As the saying goes, ‘Wine is water held together by sunlight,’ and this painting is about that sunlight — oh, yes, and the wine it holds together!”

“The Land and the Vine”

Size: 24 x 24
Medium: Mixed media
Price: $450

To purchase this painting or others by Stephanie, click here.