ABOUT THE ARTWORK
'Orange Amaryllis' is a photo-realistic watercolor painting by artist Karin Helmich. This piece is part of a series featuring close-up imagery of flowers. The series began as part of a larger group of Seattle cityscapes. She created the image by first projecting a photograph onto her paper. She used the projection to outline her composition in pencil. She notes, "It is relevant to point out that I consider myself a photo-realist, since the camera and the photograph provide visual information I could not get by sitting in front of my subject and painting from it. The camera freezes the change and movement to a split second in time, allowing extreme close-ups of such transitory objects as a blooming flower."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Spokane School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Northwest artist Karin Helmich creates realistic landscape and still life paintings. Many of her paintings focus on the interplay of color, light, and shadow in urban landscapes.
Born in Jackson, Wyoming, Helmich received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Whitworth College in Spokane in 1965. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from Washington State University in Pullman, Eastern Washington in 1967.
ARTWORK DETAILS
Medium | Watercolor paint on paper |
Dimensions | 22 in x 30 in |
ID Number | WSAC1987.014.000 |
Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
Agency | Spokane Public Schools |
Artwork Location | NEWTECH Skill Center S101 Admin |
WA County | Spokane |
Placement | Interior |
Site Type | Public School |
Address | 4141 N. Regal St Spokane, WA 99207 |
Geo. Coordinates | 47.696303, -117.368574 |
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