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There’s a quiet, unhurried hush to this winter road that feels like a breath held between two seasons. The pale ribbon of the lane cuts through soft fields of snow, leading the eye gently toward a hazy, indistinct horizon—an effect that gives the scene both stillness and a sense of expectation. Muted grays and warm earth tones sit side by side: the cool, frosty whites of the snow contrast with the brown, bristling thickets and bare trees, lending the composition a gentle warmth despite the chill. Delicate, almost whispery brushwork in the sky and distant trees makes the air feel low and luminous, while the firmer marks at the roadside give a subtle tactile presence to fence posts and scrub. There’s an intimate, observational quality here—familiar, unromantic rural detail presented with sympathy—that makes the scene feel like a remembered place rather than an anonymous study. It’s a restful piece that brings calm and a quiet, reflective mood to a room.
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About Snow Hills Limited Edition
Snow Hills<br> LIMITED EDITION PRINT
Artist Dean Mitchell has been earning awards since he was in his 20s. The over-400 to date include top honors from the National Watercolor Society and American Watercolor Society, the Arts for the Parks Medal for Overall Excellence and twice he received the watercolor award in recognition of exceptional artistic merit at the prestigious Masters of the American West Show at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles. Referred to as “a virtual modern-day Vermeer” by The New York Times, his portraits of people and places are infused with a sense of dignity as well as a sense of loss and beauty the artist often attributes to growing up poor and without a father.
“I am always searching for a sense of place—a sense of intimacy in my work,” he says. The landscape, Snow Hills, conveys much of the austere beauty of rural Americana in winter and then some. Scrappy vegetation and fence posts lean in toward the snow-covered road that leads the eye up through the scene to an unknown point in the future. This beautiful composition, painted in watercolor, is reproduced as a Fine Art Giclée on watercolor paper. The resulting edition, barely distinguishable from the original artwork, will bring a quiet grace to any wall.
“I am always searching for a sense of place—a sense of intimacy in my work,” he says. The landscape, Snow Hills, conveys much of the austere beauty of rural Americana in winter and then some. Scrappy vegetation and fence posts lean in toward the snow-covered road that leads the eye up through the scene to an unknown point in the future. This beautiful composition, painted in watercolor, is reproduced as a Fine Art Giclée on watercolor paper. The resulting edition, barely distinguishable from the original artwork, will bring a quiet grace to any wall.
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Dean Mitchell is a renowned American artist, celebrated for his mastery in watercolor, as well as his proficiency in egg tempera, oil, and pastel mediums. His work encompasses figurative paintings, landscapes, and still lifes, often reflecting themes from African American culture. Mitchell's art is distinguished by its emotional depth and accomplished sense of formal design, capturing the essence of his subjects with profound sensitivity. His pieces have been featured in numerous publications and are part of esteemed museum and corporate collections, including the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the Saint Louis Art Museum.
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"It is said that you must suffer for your art. Dean Mitchell understands the
sentiment, but is not ruled by it. But the images of the life he sees around
him are filled with emotion, whether it is a painting of a plain, light-
splashed, whiteboard-paneled Southern church or a woman bowing in prayer. It is
etched in the portraits of his grandmother s face,
who raised him from the age of eleven months in a small town near Tallahassee,
Florida.
As a child, Mitchell knew he wanted to be an artist, a seemingly impossible
choice for a boy in his circumstances, but he bought a set of oils when he was
twelve and won two awards in the very first art competition he entered. He
started painting in watercolor when he was attending the Columbus School of Art
and Design in Ohio and his first job was teaching art at a Boy s Club for ten
dollars an hour.
Things changed when he started entering his paintings in competitions
regularly. His exceptional ability in showing a special side of the seemingly
ordinary gained immediate attention and reward. Within just a few years,
Mitchell had won more than two hundred major art awards, including first prize
at London, England s T.H. Saunders International Artist and Watercolour Show,
top honors from the National Watercolor Society, the Art for the Parks Medal
for Overall Excellence and the Hubbard Art Award for Excellence."
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