THE GORDON GALLERY

1346 oak st • napa, california • 94559  • TheGordonGallery. com

Limited Edition GICLÉE PRINT

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"Au Sable River"

by Napa Valley Artist Steven Gordon

Size: 15" x 15"

Signed and numbered by the Artist

with Certificate of Authenticity

"Au Sable River"

I created this pastel painting as a commissioned piece for a client whose husband is the quintessential avid fisherman. He has traveled all over the U.S. and parts of the world scouting out the best streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans to do his thing. This piece, based on the Au Sable River in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (his favorite brown trout fishing spot) has the true feeling of the location. The pastel medium allows for great atmospheric effects such as creating foggy and misty scenes. I enjoyed painting the steamy mist rising from the river. And the grey sky was a celebration of all the subtle colors that can make up a band of grey clouds.

The Artwork of Steven Gordon

The beauty of the Napa Valley landscape has been the main focus of my artwork since moving to The Valley in the late 1970's. My travels have led me to scenes which I felt I needed to paint such as this spot in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I endeavor to infuse my paintings with a sense of immediacy which I hope draws to the viewer into the image to feel the bright dryness of a summer afternoon, a rain-slicked local road or a valley vista on a foggy morning. My paintings recreate a specific moment in time in which light, atmosphere, earth and sky come together in the celebration of simple yet profound beauty.  

Along with numerous one-person and group shows, I’ve exhibited my paintings and drawings in galleries and museums across the country including the Members’ Galleries of the Philadelphia and Delaware Art Museums, the Oakland Museum and the Albright-Knox Museum in Buffalo, New York. My oil and pastel paintings and limited edition prints are also represented in many private and corporate collections worldwide.

The Gordon Gallery, my studio, is located in the Old Town section of the city of Napa. 

Happy to answer any questions.

THE GORDON GALLERY

1346 oak st • napa, california • 94559  • TheGordonGallery. com