Original painting by Ron Kowalke "Tolkien Seascape" Start Price USD 6,500.00 Current Price USD 6,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Location Honolulu, HI See more about 'Original painting by Ron Kowalke' Description Ron Kowalke is one of Hawaii's great artists, and this original painting is called "Tolkien Seascape." It's a beautiful contrast between the realistic, cool, blue seascape above and the abstract, warm, earthen tones of the underworld below. Kowalke's works are in the permanent collections of the Hawaii State Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago (where he went to art school) and the University of Hawaii (where he taught for 30 years). His works are in many other private, corporate and museum collections, including a large installation at the Hawaii Convention Center. A former art consultant, I bought this painting directly from the artist, who is a friend. I am selling it for $8500, which is about half of what it would sell for in a gallery. "Tolkien Seascape" is an acrylic on paper, mearsuring 43" wide and 63" high and archivally mounted in a stylish, metallic, silver frame. As for the provenance, it comes directly from the artist. I will include a link to a Google site below with lots of photos of the piece. Let me know if you need any more info and thanks again for your help! Aloha, Stuart 808-942-3841 scoleman34@aol.com PS You can check out this link for photos of the painting: http://picasaweb.google.com/kowalkenator/KOWALKEANDSTAGE7OFTOLKIENSEASCAPENewAlbum726071038PM Place a Bid!