KARL HEERDT - NATURE AND INSPIRATION
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Karl Heerdt’s work was first featured at the Meibohm Gallery in October 2004, and since that inaugural exhibition the artist has continued to develop his personal artistic style. Heerdt sees beauty in both the simple and grand landscapes of nature, capturing light and atmosphere on his canvases. His luminist approach is developing toward a more tonalist vision of the landscape. As stated in The Poetic Vision: American Tonalism, “Tonalist painting is defined as much by the approach of the artist, by his motivation and conception, as by his subject and composition. It is painting with concern for emotion, mood, conceptual truth and the reality beyond appearances, not the transcription or objective rendering of nature”
Artist's Statement
Painting is a lifelong learning process. Being self-taught, I find inspiration from great masters of the past and their knowledge of materials and techniques, as well as their commitment to excellence. I am always striving to improve and I find that the more I learn, the more demanding painting becomes. It takes a great deal of concentration to paint at a level that gives me the results I am seeking. Frequently in the studio, when I am painting an image that I am really excited about, I enter into a state of mind in which I can mentally visualize myself at the site which I am trying to portray. I can almost feel the sun, smell the air, and hear the sounds that I experienced on location. When I paint in this frame of mind, time seems to have no meaning. An hour could pass as though it were only a few minutes, and the paintings seem to take on a life of their own. While out on location, I find myself in awe of the beauty of God's creation. Any time spent outdoors, taking in the ever changing views, which are endless in their complexities and hidden mysteries, fill me with emotion. This is why I must paint. It is a direct response to the emotions that I feel when experiencing the beauty of a particular location. I know of no better and more enjoyable way to process and express these feelings. I hope that viewers of my paintings will receive the same pleasure in seeing and getting lost in them, as I did while creating them.
1. Forest Pool
20x16, sll, ’07
1500.00 (sold)
2. Downstream, Looking Upstream
18x24, sll, ’07
1700.00 (sold)
3. Tree Study
8x6, slr, ’07
550.00
4. Summer’s Light
8x6, sll, ’07
550.00 (sold)
5. Forest Green
8x6, sll, ’07
550.00 (sold)
6. Below the Escarpment
8x10, sll, ’07
750.00 (sold)
7. Ellicottville Morning
8x10, sll, ’07
750.00 (sold)
8. End of Day
8x10, sll, ’07
750.00 (sold)
9. Hillside Trail
30x40 oil on canvas, sll, 07
3700.00
10. Wilson Harbor, Sunset
11x14, slr, 06
1000.00 (sold)
11. Orchard in Bloom
8x10, sll, ’07
750.00 (sold)
12. Along the Erie Canal
8x10, sll, ’07
750.00 (sold)
13. Ontario Sunrise
16x20, slr, ’07
1400.00 (sold)
14. Filtered Sunlight
30x40 oil on canvas, sll, ’07
4000.00 (sold)
15. Moonlit Interior
8x10, sll, ’06
700.00
16. Winter Nocturne
18x24, sll, ’07
1800.00 (sold)
17. Wilson Harbor Sunset II
8x16, sll, ’07
850.00 (sold)
18. The Right Place at the Right Time
11x14, sll, ’07
1000.00 (sold)
19. 10,000 Feet
16x20, slr, ’07
1500.00
20. A Moment in Time
16x20, sll, ’07
1500.00
21. Tranquility
16x20, sll, ’07
1500.00 (sold)
22. Hunters Creek
16x20, sll, ’07
1700.00 (sold)
Limited Edtion Prints Available
23. New Snow
18x24, slr, ’07
1600.00 (sold)
24. Twilight in Green and Gold
24x30 oil on canvas, sll, ’07
3200.00
25. Outwater Park
6x8, sll, ’07
550.00
26. Setting Sun
6x8, slr, ’07
550.00 (sold)
27. Mist of Niagara
11x14, sll, ’06
1000.00
28. Wild Asters and Goldenrod
16x20, sll, ’07
1400.00 (sold)
29. First Light at Niagara Whirlpool
18x24, sll, ’07
1800.00 (sold)
30. Last Days of Summer
16x20, slr, ’07
1400.00
31. Detail; Horseshoe Falls
14x11, sll, ’06
1000.00 (sold)
32. Tower Falls, Yellowstone
30x30 oil on canvas, sll, ’07
2800.00
33. View from Grand Father Mountain, NC
16 x 20, slr, ’06
1500.00 (sold)
34. Yellowstone Geyser
8x6, sll, ’07
550.00
35. Summer Meadow
11x14, sll, ’07
1000.00
36. Morning Light at Silver Glen Springs
11x14, sll, ’07
1000.00 (sold)
37. Study in Greens
11x14, sll, ’07
1000.00 (sold)
• All dimensions are in inches, height precedes width.
• All works are oil on canvas board unless noted otherwise.
• All works are signed: sll – signed lower left, slr signed lower right.
• All works are titled by the artist and inscribed verso.
• Additional works by the artist are available through Meibohm Fine Arts.
• Limited edition prints are available of #22 Hunters Creek.
• Additional Western works can be viewed @ www.planetbronze.com
