Carol Kucera Studio Gallery
New Art for A New Century
IN PRAISE OF TREES
Trees are amazing! They give us comfort, shelter, a place to play, and a place to gather with loved ones. Over the years they tirelessly sustain us in joy and grief, marking our milestones and carrying forth our memories into the next generation. When responsibly harvested, their wood, as beautiful and varied as their leaves and blossoms, furnish us with home and hearth, extending their reach into our daily lives.
'In Praise of Trees' is a celebration of the many ways trees enhance our lives. These works combine paintings reflective of the essence or trees with actual wood, carefully selected to bridge artistic abstraction and reality. I asked Cindy Dick to join me in producing this collection by applying her ability to reveal the hidden beauty of the wood. She has done so masterfully.
Carol Kucera
The beauty of wood...
Every piece is unique. Every piece has taught me something. The beauty unveiled itself as I moved through the sanding grits: 50, 80, 120, 220, 320, 400, 600. Each one revealed more colors, patterns and mystery. Wood lives on through artwork, its inner beauty able to be enjoyed by the beholder for generations.
Cindy Dick
Images not to scale
A Light in the Forest Acrylic on canvas
on Baltic birch board, Spalted Hackberry
24"x15.25" $1150
Abandoned Beach Acrylic on watercolor paper on stretched canvas Weathered wood
13.75 X14" $900
Flower Wood Acrylic on canvas on Baltic Birch board Sycamore 12"x14" irreg. $700
Bridge (joined diptych) Acrylic on canvas Poplar
46"x28.5" $4700
Sky Wood Acrylic on canvas, Spalted hackberry
24"X 40" $3300
Story Wood Acrylic on canvas, Spalted Hackberry
20"x36" $2800
Sun, Wood and Water Acrylic on canvas on board Aromatic cedar 28.5"x22" $2000
Wood Work Acrylic and collage
on canvas Willow acacia 20"X14"
$1100
More Precious than Gold Acrylic on canvas, Mesquite 16"x28"x3" $1700
Wintertide Acrylic on canvas, Prismacolor, Mesquite
34"x34" $3800
Guardian Eagle Acrylic on canvas
Mesquite 40"X32"X2.5" $5500
Flaxen Wood Acrylic on canvas Mesquite 14"X30" $1800 / $1400
Gate Tree Acrylic on canvas
Mesquite 33"X 30"X 2.75" $4500
Golden Wood Acrylic on canvas Mesquite 16"X34"X2.5" $2100
Ghost Wood Acrylic on canvas Mesquite
20"X26"X2.5" $2000
Desert Wood Acrylic on canvas Mesquite 28"X12" $1400
Fog Forest Acrylic on canvas Redwood burl 18"X30" $2000
Rain Wood Acrylic on canvas Mesquite
34"X20"X2.5" $2500
Nest Acrylic on canvas on board Redwood burl 24"X26" $2200
Seasonal Swing Acrylic on canvas on board
Redwood burl 21"X24" $1800
Wood Block Acrylic on canvas on board
Red Oak 27"X 9.5"X 2" $1000
Ring-span Acrylic on canvas
Redwood burl 32"X16" $1900
Sun Wood Acrylic on canvas on board
Aromatic cedar 11"X10" $600
Sand Wood Acrylc on canvas on board
Aromatic cedar 12"X12" $700
Sea Wood Acrylic on canvas o n board
Aromatic cedar 12"X11" $650
