Carolyn H. Edlund American Contemporary

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1 Gallery: Mobile: Carolyn H. Edlund American Contemporary ROMANTICISM IN CELEBRATION OF THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE Edlund s paintings are about the beauty of the natural world as well as the craft of painting itself. They value the characteristics present in composition, varied textures, and the power of light and color. The paintings convey overlaps of specific moments in time that together capture the "enduring beauty of nature." We may be witnessing last month s wildflowers superimposed on last evening s indigo twilight and this morning s sun. Like a master chef, it is Edlund s combination of them that elevates us above the singular components, so that we land somewhere above the realm of day-to-day experience. Edlund s scenes of stillness and luminosity suggest a slight enchantment. They are an exclamation of wonder with the meandering paths and waters as avenues of enticement. Many of the landscapes are without a protagonist, allowing us to walk into the space in solitude, to stand in the grass at the edge of the field, to feel the warmth of the sun and the cool of the shade, to smell the fresh air. Yet, there is an unreachable quality in the paintings that hints at fragility and times long past perhaps a road we took once, or a landscape more interior. Edlund leaves it up to us, whether the scene is a relic from our past or a brand new site of adventure. Carolyn H. Edlund is a master artist known and collected internationally. Please visit Carolyn H. Edlund s Artist page at Chisholm Gallery

2 Autumn Morning at Poet s Walk 2009 Oil on linen 30 x 40 inches Signed & Dated lower left: Carolyn H Edlund 2009 $6,000 A stunning autumn day, waves of color dancing across the landscape.

3 Baldwin s Pond, Parting Clouds 2009 Oil on linen 30 x 40 inches Signed & Dated lower right: Carolyn H Edlund 2009 $6,000 (Viewed from the Shunpike) An autumn shower has passed, the water s surface is still, with autumn colors beginning to paint the tapestry of the land.

4 Bangall Pond 2008 Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Signed & Dated lower left: Carolyn H Edlund 2008 $3,200 An artistic adaptation of a summer scene along Bangall-Amenia road.

5 Beautiful Day - Early Autumn (Wethersfield grounds) 2008 Oil on canvas 15 x 30 inches Signed & Dated lower right: Carolyn H Edlund 2008 $3,200

6 Bangall-Amenia Marsh 2008 Oil on canvas 15 x 30 inches Signed & Dated lower left: Carolyn H Edlund 2008 $3,200

7 Berkshires Retrospection 2009 Oil on linen 24 x 30 inches Signed & Dated lower left: Carolyn H Edlund 2009 $4,100 An early autumn rural scene in the Berkshires.

8 Bontecou Lake 2013 Oil on panel 12 x 24 inches Signed lower left: Carolyn H Edlund $2,200 This is the beautiful lake along Ludlow Road, shown on a warm summer afternoon. Pond lilies dot the surface as the water gently laps the shore.

9 Country Lane 2012 Oil on panel 11 x 14 inches Signed lower right: Carolyn H Edlund $1,300 Enveloped by the warmth and sensuality of a summer afternoon.

10 Essence of Twilight 2010 Oil on linen 24 x 30 inches Signed & Dated lower left: Carolyn H Edlund 2010 $4,100 A romanticized adaptation of a scene along Millbrook School Road.

11 Fawn s Leap, Kaaterskill Creek 2012 Oil on linen 36 x 24 inches Signed lower right: Carolyn H Edlund $4,800 A view toward the falls of the Hudson-River-School-made-famous Fawn s Leap with a Red Tail Hawk circling above. This is a wonderfully complex painting of an iconic scene.

12 Field Stripes II 2006 Oil on linen 14 x 18 inches Signed & Dated lower left: C Hutchings Edlund 2006 $2,200 (Bangall-Amenia Rd, Millbrook, NY)

13 Great Blue Passing 2012 Oil on panel 9 x 12 inches Signed lower left: Carolyn H Edlund $1,250 It is high summer; a Great Blue Heron glides over a landscape inspired by a portion of Tower Hill Road.

14 Heaven & Earth 2006 Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches Signed & Dated lower right: C Hutchings Edlund 2006 $3,200 (Separate Rd, Amenia, NY)

15 Hudson River from Black Creek 2012 Oil on cradled clayboard 12 x 36 inches Signed lower right: Carolyn H Edlund $3,500 Morning along the Hudson River, distant sailboats silently make-headway (Deep-cradled panel; the cradling on this painting is 2 inches deep)

16 Kissed by the Light (Tower Hill Rd) 2007 Oil on panel 9 x 12 inches Signed & Dated lower left: Carolyn H Edlund 2007 $1,250

17 Loosestrife Illuminated 2009 Oil on linen 30 x 40 inches Signed & Dated lower left: Carolyn H Edlund 2009 $6,000 Artistic license applied to a scene along Bangall-Amenia Road.

18 Meditation by Moonlight 2009 Oil on canvas 12 x 16 inches Signed & Dated lower right: Carolyn H Edlund 2009 $1,400 The Wethersfield grounds bathed in tranquil moonlight.

19 Moonlight Serenade in the Tongass National Forest (Alaska) 2007 Oil on canvas 26 x 30 inches Signed & Dated lower left: Carolyn H Edlund 2007 $3,800

20 Olana Pond 2009 Oil on linen 30 x 40 inches Signed & Dated lower right: Carolyn H Edlund 2009 $6,000 The view south from the home of Frederick Church, premiere Hudson River School Painter; it is depicted here warmed by the light on a waning summer evening.

21 Old Barn (Fiddler s Bridge Rd, Hyde Park) 2012 Oil on panel 12 x 12 inches Signed lower right: Carolyn H Edlund $1,250

22 Palenville Beaver Pond 2010 Oil on canvas 12 x 24 inches Signed & Dated lower right: Carolyn H Edlund 2010 $2,200 This painting was begun en plein air. It depicts a quiet scene in the Catskill Park. (Palenville, NY, favorite painting area for Hudson River School Artists)

23 Pond at Wethersfield 2008 Oil on canvas 15 x 30 inches Signed & Dated lower left: Carolyn H Edlund 2008 $3,200 The mix of trees and shrubs, their colors, shapes, textures counterpose with the exposed graphic forms of the larger trees; there is an earthy, sensuality.

24 Quiet Morning 2010 Oil on linen 24 x 30 inches Signed & Dated lower right: Carolyn H Edlund 2010 $4,100 This painting combines elements of the south shore of Bontecou Lake with Millbrook School Road wetlands and a splash of artistic license to create a luminous, tranquil scene.

25 Sonata for Heartstrings 2009 Oil on linen 24 x 30 inches Signed & Dated lower right: Carolyn H Edlund 2009 $4,100 This is a stunning autumn landscape featuring the Hudson River; the image depicts the northwest view from Staatsburg. It has a deliciously luminous appearance.

26 The Sentry 2011 Oil on linen 30 x 13 inches Signed & Dated lower right: Carolyn H Edlund 2011 $3,500 A portrait of a tree that borders the wetlands straddling Millbrook School Road. Surrounded by the gently swaying swamp grasses, it majestically stands keeping watch of all that transpires around it. It is a warm and romantic image.

27 Wethersfield Barns, Pugsley Hill Rd 2007 Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches Signed & Dated lower left: Carolyn H Edlund 2007 $3,200

28 Gallery: Mobile: Carolyn H. Edlund American Contemporary ROMANTICISM IN CELEBRATION OF THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE