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Artwork copyright Frank Samuelson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.
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Artwork copyright Frank Samuelson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.
Red Buck, 1985
Frank Samuelson
American (born 1949)
Location: Wahluke School District, Mattawa
About the Artwork
Red Buck is an imaginative landscape painting by artist Frank Samuelson. The composition uses overlapping forms to play with perspective. He based this piece on "a personal vision of the Northwest that came to me while crossing Stevens Pass."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Wahluke School District.
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.
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