Anne Nordhaus-Bike Art

Nature's magical mist moves gently through this otherworldly painting. It takes a classic view of the horizon into a new dimension, outside of time and into a place of utter stillness.

Original: Original watercolor painting

Signature: Signed at lower right by the artist

Size: 21 3/4 x 18 inches (framed)

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

Certified: All original paintings come with a certificate of authenticity

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A Word From Anne

This misty horizon watercolor painting combines a colorful orange right in the center with bluish mist in the sky and over the landscape. (Or perhaps seascape? All is in flux in this mysterious painting.)

Colors pool and flow, forming soft outlines and mixing colors in unexpected ways.

This artwork evokes the mystery and stillness of the atmosphere when water is heavy in the sky, the Sun peeks through at the horizon line, and colors seem to blend softly to create an abstract view of the landscape.

It's as if the material world is dissolving and disappearing so you can escape into a dream world. There, you can let go and dance or drift in swirling colors, pastel feelings of peace, and a gentle light that heals and uplifts.

Even with its bright orange and vibrant yellow, this painting is peaceful and still in its colorful nature. So it's perfect for bringing a gentle energy or magically optimistic vibration...and just right for either home or office.

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

Mystic Stillness

• 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
• Featured in group show, BNI Power Partners Business Expo, Five Seasons Sports Club, Burr Ridge, IL, Jan. 2018
• 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

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