Anne Nordhaus-Bike Art

A walk by one of the Great Lakes inspired this painting that pairs restless waves with a cool, calm sky. A picture of spring's eternal potential and beauty.

Original: Original watercolor painting

Signature: Signed at lower right by the artist

Size: 26 x 20 inches (framed)

Professionally framed and ready to hang: Enjoy it now in your home or office!

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A Word From Anne

This colorful watercolor mixes one part drama with two parts zen. The calm prevails, but with just enough primordial energy to keep things interesting.

I painted it one April day after a walk along Chicago's Lake Michigan. It was morning, and so very cold, and the lake teemed with large waves in a strong wind.

Above, the peach sky hints that it's springtime, even though it's cold, and the dark blue water with touches of vibrant pink-red suggests the dramatic waves in the lake.

Together they present a pleasing seascape, with the peaceful, pastel sky suggesting the wind will subside soon and warmer days and calmer waters will prevail.

If you need a reminder that wise stillness is available any time you need it, this painting can help you just by looking at its colorful design. Or if you're someone who needs a little spark to keep moving forward, just glance at that churning water and remember your inner power and "will to grow" into an ever greater version of yourself.

So simple: isn't that wonderful?

Bring April Morning into your home and watch your life begin to move with nature's rhythms and spring's eternal potential!

Created With All Premium, Professional Grade Artist Materials

• 100% cotton watercolor paper: durability with beautiful natural grain
• Classic 140 pound weight paper is cold pressed for exquisite, even texture
• Acid free paper: painting retains its luster and vibrance and stands the test of time; it remains beautiful for centuries without conservation if stored and handled properly
• Highest quality watercolor paints: vibrant, super-saturated color
• The most finely ground watercolors in the world: colors have high intensity and purity
• Artist grade watercolors allow paint application all the way from delicate, nearly invisible transparency through deep, nearly opaque intensity

Museum-Quality Framing

• Custom framed: highest professional quality and attention to detail
• Light birchwood frame: subtle color and wood grain complement painting, put focus on color and brushwork
• Museum grade, archival white mat: preserves and highlights colorful painting
• Top quality glass: covers and protects painting 
  
• Professional grade framing hardware: screws securely anchor hardware into frame; framing wire is smooth to protect your hands and your walls
• Fully covered back: protects frame and painting, gives smooth, neat appearance
• Felt rounds on back at lower left and right: cushion painting after hanging and protect your walls

More Details: Provenance

April Morning

• Created 2017
• Exhibited in artist's solo show, Implied Horizons: Watercolors By Anne Nordhaus-Bike, Five Seasons Family Sports Club, Northbrook, IL, Nov. 3 – Dec. 2, 2017
• Exhibited in solo show, Implied Horizons: Watercolors By Anne Nordhaus-Bike, Five Seasons Family Sports Club, Burr Ridge, IL, Dec. 7, 2018 – Jan. 5, 2019
• Exhibited in exclusive group show, Sunny Sentiments: A Tribute To Summer's Glow, the Gwen Hotel, Chicago, Aug. 26 - Dec. 13, 2024. This inaugural show in the hotel's program to honor and promote women artists grew out of its partnership with Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, which curated the show.

Media Coverage

• “Watercolors to be displayed at sports club,” Cook County Chronicle, Dec. 5, 2018
• “Art Show,” Gazette Chicago, Dec. 2018
• “Art Exhibit by Anne Nordhaus-Bike,” Chicago Metromix, Dec. 2018
• “Implied Horizons,” Gazette Chicago, Dec. 2018
• “Anne Nordhaus-Bike, Implied Horizons,” The Visualist, Nov./Dec. 2018
• “Clearing Artist To Exhibit Watercolors,” Clear Ridge Reporter And Newshound, Nov. 21, 2018
• “Clearing Artist To Exhibit Watercolors,” Southwest News-Herald, Nov. 16, 2018
• “Art Show,” Gazette Chicago, July 2017
• “Northbrook’s Anne Nordhaus-Bike set to display art at Five Seasons,” The Northbrook Tower, Oct. 19, 2017
• “Watercolor Art Exhibit Opens at Five Seasons Northbrook on November 3rd,” Daily Herald, Oct. 19, 2017