Artwork copyright Michael Dal Cerro. Photo courtesy of the artist.

A Modern Woodland Tale, 2000

Michael Dal Cerro
American (born 1953)

Location: Saltar's Point Elementary School, Steilacoom

About the Artwork

A Modern Woodland Tale is a richly detailed painting by artist Michael Dal Cerro. It features many fanciful animals and monsters from pop culture. The composition represents man versus nature. The artist notes that he chose the title to resemble a children’s story because it “involves teaching moral behavior.”

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

About the Artist

New Jersey-based artist Michael Dal Cerro utilizes painting, printmaking and digital media to create elaborately imagined compositions. Interested in the invention of forms and visual language, his works play with conventional perspective and figuration. Dal Cerro lived in Seattle, Washington between 1988 and 1993. Many of his artworks from that period depict imagery of the Pacific Northwest. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Northern Illinois University in 1975.