Charles Beck The Nature of an Artist |
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| Author:
| Sharpe, Amy |
| Editor:
| Sharpe, Amy |
| Designed by:
| Sharpe, Amy |
| Prepared for Publication by:
| Sharpe, Amy |
| Cover Design by:
| Sharpe, Amy |
| Artist:
| Beck, Charles |
| ISBN: | 978-0-692-94510-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | Ripple River Gallery
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| Imprint: | Ripple River Studios |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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The life and work of Minnesota artist Charles Beck. For over 70 years the landscape of northwestern Minnesota has intrigued, inspired and informed the work of Charles Beck. A field of sunflowers marching to the horizon, snow geese rising with single purpose from a plowed field; bare trees etched in silhouette against the setting sun ¿ Beck¿s woodcuts, paintings and carvings depict the continual shift of seasons, the play of light, texture, color and line of the landscape. He interprets...
More DescriptionThe life and work of Minnesota artist Charles Beck. For over 70 years the landscape of northwestern Minnesota has intrigued, inspired and informed the work of Charles Beck. A field of sunflowers marching to the horizon, snow geese rising with single purpose from a plowed field; bare trees etched in silhouette against the setting sun ¿ Beck¿s woodcuts, paintings and carvings depict the continual shift of seasons, the play of light, texture, color and line of the landscape. He interprets the environment, renders it through his own experience and vision, and then offers it in a form that is at once simple and complex.