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This is a painting about the energy of a season turning, not a description of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's one of a series of recent abstract landscapes, and has a sister painting — \u003cem\u003eThrough the Trees\u003c\/em\u003e — that shares its sensibility and scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Oil on Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 48 × 54 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping is handled with care. Please contact me for crating and delivery options.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rich Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54021485625557,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/7778\/8117\/files\/Wilder-Large_JPEG-2_e9266534-0100-422e-a008-87115d680e68.jpg?v=1781106541"},{"product_id":"willow-oil-painting","title":"Willow - Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eOil on Canvas, 48 x 54 inches, Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eA willow tree near my studio served as the inspiration for this verdant, abstract expressionist painting. 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A recent move to the countryside has brought a change to my work. I have always been inspired by landscapes and seascapes, mostly from my travels. Now I am looking out the window of my studio and see wildlife and birds along with the dramatic changing of seasons here in New England. Tall pines and deep, forest fauna provide a million shades of green to work from. The gestural energy of the painting is a direct response to this ever-changing environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Oil on Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 40 × 44 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease contact me with any questions about delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rich Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54030573928661,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/7778\/8117\/files\/Wild_Backyard-2_1530667d-fe5f-4e5a-84cb-db1862c45374.jpg?v=1781214310"},{"product_id":"through-the-trees-oil-painting","title":"Through the Trees - Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eOil on Canvas, 48 x 54 inches, Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003e\"Through the Trees\" evokes late winter and early spring in New England with crisp skies, residual snow on the ground and bits of green emerging. This pale and energetic, abstract expressionist painting is one of a series of recent abstract landscapes that includes a sister painting, \"Wilder\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Oil on Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 48 × 54 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease contact me with any questions about delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rich Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54051492659413,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/7778\/8117\/files\/ThroughtheTrees-2.jpg?v=1781635375"},{"product_id":"our-evergreen-season-oil-painting","title":"Our Evergreen Season - Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eOil on Canvas, 72 x 84 inches, Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eOur Evergreen Season is one of a pair of epic-scale abstractions. (After a Late Storm being the second.) Light, weather and the paintings of JMW Turner served as the inspiration. Painting these large-scale works connects the physicality of painting to the emotional content of space, light and travel. The result is an experience of an inner landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Oil on Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 72 × 84 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease contact me with any questions about delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rich Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54052725719253,"sku":null,"price":16000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/7778\/8117\/files\/OurEvergreenSeasoncopy.jpg?v=1781639281"},{"product_id":"after-a-late-storm-oil-painting","title":"After a Late Storm - Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eOil on Canvas, 72 x 84 inches, Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eAfter a Late Storm is one of a pair of epic-scale abstractions. (Our Evergreen Season being the second.) Light, weather and the paintings of JMW Turner served as the inspiration. Painting these large-scale works connects the physicality of painting to the emotional content of space, light and travel. The result is an experience of an inner landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Oil on Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 72 × 84 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease contact me with any questions about delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rich Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54053231493333,"sku":null,"price":16000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/7778\/8117\/files\/AfteraLateStorm.jpg?v=1781641191"},{"product_id":"north-country-spring-oil-painting","title":"North Country Spring - Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eOil on Canvas, 32 x 30 inches, Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003e\"North Country Spring\" is an oil on canvas painting inspired by the subtle but sure changes in the New England landscape that signal the coming of Spring. 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The painterly and gestural composition is meant to capture the essence of the Autumn season. The title refers to the poem \"My November Guest\" by Robert Frost, drawing inspiration from the natural world surrounding my home studio. The tall pines and deep forest offer an ever-changing source of color, reflected in the artwork's energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Oil on Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 44 × 40 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease contact me with any questions about delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rich Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54063887778005,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/7778\/8117\/files\/NovemberDays-2.jpg?v=1781719169"},{"product_id":"autumn-leaves-oil-painting","title":"Autumn Leaves - Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eOil on Canvas, 50 x 59 inches, Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eThis mid-sized, horizontal, oil on canvas is intensely energetic in mark and color. Autumn Leaves recalls the gestural painting of Joan Mitchell or the late paintings of Claude Monet. I was inspired by the intense colors of the New England Fall, the gardens and trees surrounding my new studio in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Oil on Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 50 × 59 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease contact me with any questions about delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rich Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54063902752981,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/7778\/8117\/files\/AutumnLeaves_2024-LG.jpg?v=1781720246"},{"product_id":"south-of-france-oil-painting","title":"South of France - Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eOil on Canvas, 72 x 60 inches, Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eVertical, large-scale, oil on canvas abstraction is a gestural mix of blue, reds and warm colors. This painting is inspired directly from travels in the Mediterranean. The colorful exuberance of the painting brought me directly back to the places of Matisse and Cézanne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Oil on Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 72 × 60 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease contact me with any questions about delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rich Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54111667028181,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/7778\/8117\/files\/SouthofFrance.jpg?v=1782412496"},{"product_id":"printemps-oil-painting","title":"Printemps - Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eOil on Canvas, 72 x 60 inches, Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"small-font no-pad-top\"\u003eVertical, large-scale, oil on canvas abstraction is a gestural mix of whites, reds and greens. 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Poetry and intimate observations from the landscape serve as the inspiration for this epic-scale painting. There is active line work, drawing in paint depicting plant forms among color forms suggesting a landscape. 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