Artwork copyright Frank Samuelson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Frank Samuelson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Study Falls, 2002

Frank Samuelson
(American, born 1949)

Location: Lower Columbia College, Longview

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

The idea for artist Frank Samuelson's charming painting Study Falls came to him while sitting in a bubbling hot tub. He notes, "The thought of sitting in a chair in a waterfall came into my mind. That thought then coalesced into an image of an overstuffed easy chair. I added the Sol Due waterfall in the background, to complete an upstream continuation of the river medium. The salmon element provides a living component to the moving river."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Lower Columbia College.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Port Townsend-based artist Frank Samuelson creates colorful and imaginative paintings and murals for pubilc spaces. The natural world is an important theme and inspiration for Samuelson who notes: "Moving and playing with form and color are just a thrill that I can’t deny myself. The essence of water is also an important piece of all puzzles I paint."

Samuelson received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Central Washington University in Ellensburg. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Washington State University in Pullman, Eastern Washington, in 1976. He lives and works in Port Townsend, on the Olympic Peninsula in Northwest Washington.