AE Barnes Original Sunflower Tree Landscape Acrylic Oil Painting on Board 23"

Description

Vintage late 20th century expressionist acrylic on canvas board landscape painting by A.E. Barnes. Shows a stylized green tree and a cluster of bright sunflowers. Signed, lower right. Gilt beveled frame with foliate / plume detail border; white mat.

"A. E. Barnes was born in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1963. Her father was a mathematician and her mother was an artist, and they had moved to Florida to run an art gallery, where Barnes was exposed to many different artists and styles throughout her childhood. Despite this, she was never interested in painting or drawing when she was little, intending instead to focus on astronomy and, later, interior design. At the University of West Florida she studied Philosophy and Comparative Religion, but went through numerous jobs afterwards without finding anything that captured her attention for long, taking continuing education courses in anthropology while reading about mythology and world mysticism. In 1989 she was visiting the family cabin in North Carolina when she decided to try her hand at painting a portrait of her mother, and finally discovered her calling. Lacking a canvas, she painted on a piece of wood board she came across, and it became her preferred medium. Within a week she had painted over twenty still lifes, interior scenes of her own house and garden, and landscapes from her historic neighborhood. Self-taught with a love of the Fauves, she first gained acclaim when she was accepted to the Piedmont Art Festival in Atlanta, followed by shows in Miami, Key West, Dallas, Houston, and Washington, D.C. Since the early 2000s she has been painting on commission for private homes and corporate headquarters, and continues to focus on oils and acrylics in countless subjects." (Sarasota Estate Auction)

Condition

Good Overall - Some chipping to frame

Dimensions

20.75" x 1.75" x 22.75" (Width x Depth x Height)