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By artist Sheila Wolk, in a Private Collection
A stunning, framed replica on artists' grade canvas
You’ll ask yourself if you’ve ever really looked at a butterfly once you gaze at the artist’s personification of this lithe creature. Artist Sheila Wolk conjures a mystical realm exclusively for Toscano, where nature, logic, and art gently collide to create a waking dream. Our authentic stretched canvas replica captures the original painting’s texture, depth of color, and even its subtle brushstrokes, which are applied by hand. Our imported, reverse-beveled, bright gold-toned, hardwood frame includes a solid brass museum plate etched with the title and artist’s name.
28"Wx28"H.
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The Chameleon: Classic Art Reproduction |
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$249.00
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This item will be custom made for you. Materials required for the creation of your item are in stock. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery!
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 Sheila Wolk
American born fantasy artist Sheila Wolk had an auspicious beginning as an art director for a pharmaceutical advertising agency and medical illustrator, honing her skills in drawing the human form. Her first pastel paintings were in the Sports Art genre. In fact, Wolk became so good at capturing the human form in movement that she was named Sport Artist of the Year in 1987. The American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) gave this favorable award to her soft-edged pastel paintings of hard action sports.
Her transition into the land of fantasy happened slowly, but once Sheila Wolk decided to change her focus the result was sensational. Wolk blends techniques to create stirring glimpses into the magical world we live in--its lore, myths and legends.
Art has to touch you somewhere, says Sheila Wolk, explaining her new direction in art.
Indeed, she creates her art in a mystical realm where logic, dreams, and art meet and mix to create a dreamscape of enchanting beauty and fabled majesty. She fuses traditional and non-conventional means to convey the visions, dreams, and realities of a world many wish they could see outside of her paintings. Wolk combines her creative talent and imagination to accurately interpret and artistically communicate elaborate notions in an easy to understand, yet visually appealing fashion. While she may be taking us into the mythical world of mermaids and fairies, these fantasies are not like the carefree sirens or caricatures of popular culture. With Sheila Wolk s superb skill of depicting the human form, the mermaids and fairies seem to be of flesh and blood, yet with a pre-Raphaelite otherworldliness. At the center of many pieces is a pensiveness that draws one deep into the psyche of a bei - more info |
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