Artwork copyright John Moilanen. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound, 1987

John Moilanen
American Finnish (born 1948)

Location: Ballard High School, Seattle

About the Artwork

Artist John Moilanen composed the abstracted landscape painting Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound to draw the viewer's eye through paths of light and color. Representing logging roads and clear cut areas of the mountains, these divisional lines reflect the dynamic and rhythmic relationships found in nature.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Seattle Public Schools.

About the Artist

Northwest artist John Moilanen creates paintings designed to "recast our perception of the present and past history of the Pacific Northwest through the fusion of abstraction and expressionism which reflects our unique local landscape character."