Fred Wilda - Quartz (Maine) Art Print
Regular price $100.00Media: Archival ink on paper
Size: 11 x 17 Inches - Unframed
Edition: 35 - Each print is titled, signed and numbered by the artist
Fewer than 10 remain - One per customer/order
Year: 2019
Condition: Great
*You will receive a random numbered print from the edition
This is a specimen owned by Frank Perham that represents a very large pocket he uncovered at the Hayes Mine in Greenwood, Maine in 2017. Frank is a renowned miner, mineral collector and world expert on Maine Pegmatites- He is a legend in the mineral world. This was his final important discovery before his passing in 2023. The family owns the original watercolor.
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Artwork ©️ Frederick Wilda and may not be reproduced.
Fred is a self-taught artist, he was raised on a small New England farm in Hadley, Massachusetts. His enthusiasm for the natural world developed when he was a very young child. He began sketching, painting and carving while still in elementary school. When he was a high school senior his art teacher convinced him he should make a career in the art field. Art school was not possible for him because of financial restraints so he decided his only option was to instruct himself. His goal: To become the best artist he could be.
Over the years he established himself in the very competitive field of commercial art winning many regional and national awards for his ideas and designs. During these years he painted landscapes, wildlife and portraits whenever he could make the time. His medium was usually oil paints which he learned to master at an early age but he would occasionally do watercolor or pencil renderings.
In 1997, Fred discovered the world of natural mineral crystals and started developing a collection. He decided to do paintings of the crystals using his talent to capture the essence of their natural beauty. He chose watercolor as his medium, working from actual specimens
whenever possible to render the paintings. His illustrations fall into two categories:
A single specimen painting either with or without a background.
A species category which is created using a part of a specimen or a combination of specimens to portray a typical species.
When an original work is finished a limited edition print series is produced to make the painting available to more people. A print series is usually small, consisting of 30 to 100 signed and numbered prints.
Many Fred Wilda originals are commissioned by collectors, museums and institutions who own specimens that they want to immortalize.
