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The
American Arts & Crafts movement placed a significant
emphasis on the home, and particularly on the quality and
the individuality of the decorative elements placed in it.
Equally important was the fundamental philosophical principle
that equated living well with living simply and honestly.
For this reason, the artists and craftsmen of the period
sought to express these values in their designs while achieving
the highest quality in their craftsmanship. . .ideals that
were at odds with the developing mass production of the
machine-driven Industrial Revolution. It is these artists'
commitment to quality and hand craftsmanship that has inspired
me to create the works of art that I offer.
Each
of my paintings and lithographs is based on extensive historic
research of the styles of noted artists of the period, such
as graphic designer Dard Hunter, potter Hannah Borger Overbeck,
the California Plein Air painters and woodblock artists
Bertha Lum, Frances Gearhart and Gustave Baumann. My artistic
goal is to create images that incorporate the styles of
these noted artists, while recalling the pictorial flatness
and color intensity of the Japanese prints that were so
popular and influential during the period. And my ultimate
goal in creating this collection of period-inspired paintings
and lithographs for the Arts & Crafts interior is to
achieve the same high quality of craftsmanship that characterized
the Craftsman ideal and to do so at an affordable price.
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