K.CARACCIO

Fine Art Print Collection

In Natura

Rosati, Tony_Tyler Lake_Etching, hand co

Can images of nature make us happier?

(Selection and text by Marianna Olinger)

Works by Dennis Cady, Diane Hunt, Nicolette Jelen, Marie Henle, Barrie Kaufman, Barbara Davis Kern, Jerry West, Paul Brach, Emily Trueblood, Katherine Hagstrom, Marjorie Mason, Alvin Sandler, Tony Rosati, Louis La Brie.

I've always believed in the healing powers of nature. Rocks, a body of water, a desertic landscape, a forest, or even a tree all have similarly relaxing effects on my body, mind and soul. Not long ago I found a research paper that suggests not only being in nature has positive effects on human's humor and well being, but that looking at it does too. It is with this idea in mind that made this selection. Here are some of my favorite natural landscapes in K. Caraccio Collection. I have vivid memories of the first time I saw some of them. Looking at any of these pieces has brought a smile to my face, and still does. I hope it has similar effects on you.

Cady Dennis_Clackamas River Valley I_Red

Dennis Cady

Clackamas River Valley I

1995

Reduction Hanga

I: 23.25" x 18"

P: 26" x 18"

Diane Hunt

Lotus Hand-Night Coming

1985

Color collotype

I: 12.5" x 10"

P: 18" x 14"

Hunt, Diane_Lotus Hand-Night Coming_1985

Jelen, Nicolette_Autumn IV_1994_color ro

Nicollete Jelen

Autumn IV

1994

Color Roulette

I: 13.75" x 15.75"

P: 22.25" x 24"

Marie Henle

Chiapas-Waiting for the Volcano

1984

Aquatint

I: 23.5" x 35"

P: 39.5" x 29.5"

Henle, Marie_Chiapas-Waiting for the Vol

Kaufman, Barrie_%22Three Birches%22_Silk

Barrie Kaufman

"Three Birches"

Silk aquatint and 2 woodblocks

I: 27" x 40"

P: 29.5" X 42"

Barbara Davis Kern

Late Afternoon II

1984

Etching

I: 18" x 23.75"

P: 24.5" x 29.5"

Kern, Barbara Davis_Late Afternoon II_19

West, Jerry R._%22Magic Mountain Revisit

Jerry West

"Magic Mountain Revisited"

1976

Etching

I: 18.75 x 23.5

P: 22.25x 31.25

Brach, Paul_Manifest Destint_1986_Etchin

Paul Brach

Manifest Destiny

1986

Etching with stencil

I: 26.75" x 38.5"

P: 26.75" x 38.5"

Emily Trueblood

Night Wave

2001

Woodblock

I: 12" x 16"

P: 18.75" x 23"

Trueblood, Emily_Night Wave_2001_Woodblo

Hagstrum, Katherine_Valley of Rainbows_1

Katherine Hagstrum

Valley of Rainbows

1981

Steel aquatint and soft-ground

I: 18" x 24"

P: 22" x 30"

Marjorie Mason

No Title

Monotype

I: 23.5" x 35.5"

P: 28.5" x 39.5"

Mason, Marjorie (Cherrie)_NT_Monotype_23

Sandler, Alvin_%22Canaan%22_1983_Viscosi

Alvin Sandler

"Canaan"

Viscosity collagraph with litho

1983

I: 21" x 16"

P: 28.75" x 22"

Rosati, Tony_Tyler Lake_Etching, hand co

Tony Rosati

Tyler Lake

Etching and hand coloring

1983

I: 20.75" x 35"

P: 29.5" x 41.5"

Louis La Brie

No Title 1989

Lithograph

I: 18" x 26"

P: 22" x 30"

La Brie_NT diptych (plants in shallow wa