On April 18, 2023 I purchased a framed painting (print on canvas) from Hidden Treasures Thrift Store at 2915 Pentagon Dr, St. Anthony, MN. The image depicts an idyllic mountainous landscape with a family of deer standing in the foreground by the edge of a clear blue lake. My research online of the work led me to discover that the picture is based on an oil painting by the artist Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902), a German-American painter best known for his large landscape paintings of the American West.
I painted a large, yellow rubber duck (with sunglasses) on the painting, completing this ‘new’ collaborative artwork on May 13, 2023.
This artwork will be part of a group exhibition at Gallery 1988 entitled "A Very Special Episode," curated by Steve Seeley - Opening June 23, 2023.