The original landscape painting titled "Dying Season" is of Crystal Lake (Illinois). This painting is a bit emotional for me. While I love Fall colors, I feel like a person in mourning. Every bright leaf on the ground symbolizes something or someone who has died. I start to mourn my favorite season, Summer, during the first few frosts - but really feel saddened in November when I know I won't even be able to walk freely outside much longer. I also think about how quickly the year is passing and how much I didn’t accomplish or achieve.

During the Summer, Crystal Lake is alive with kids playing on the beach, families barbequing, boat races, and couples enjoying the view from the benches/picnic tables. It's sad to see the loneliness set in when everyone has left.

Note that the original is still available:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/56677240/late-fall-18x14in-original-oil-painting

"Dying Season" is now available as a full size 18x14" giclee print. Giclée printing is currently the highest quality standard for printing single or limited edition prints on paper or canvas. The term "giclée" (pronounced "ZHEE-CLAY") is a French word meaning "to spray." Giclée prints are created by spraying millions of droplets of ink onto your choice of fine art substrates.

Unlike lithographs and serigraphs, giclée prints have undergone extensive third party fade testing. While the predicted display life depends on many variables, giclée prints made with wide-gamut pigmented inks are estimated to last over 80 years without noticeable fade.

High grade, smooth finish paper is used for prints, picking up all the detail of the original canvas. Only 100 are produced in this series. Each paper print is signed by Joy in pencil in the lower left-hand corner with title in middle and edition number in the right.

Copyright Joy Appenzeller Bauer, 2010.

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