Artwork copyright Jacob Kohn. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Shimmering Green, 1994

Jacob Kohn
(American, born 1942)

Location: Chase Lake Elementary, Edmonds

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Shimmering Green is part of artist Jacob Kohn's series of paintings titled "Water Play." These artworks focus on the play of light on water to express the beauty of the natural world. He notes, "I love the tension created by objects such as leaves and lily pads as they hug the watery surface plane. I am fascinated by the complicated levels of space created by trees, reeds, and other plants reflected in water from above, combined with vines, leaves and fish as they loom just below the surface. There is a painterly quality to these constantly changing forms that allows me to mix and blend an endless variety of invented colors and to create rich, satisfying contrasts of pattern and hue."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Edmonds School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Seattle-based artist Jacob Kohn balances a studio practice in painting while creating murals for public spaces. Many of his artworks features aquatic imagery.
Kohn is a professor at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in art and art education and Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.