Halcyon Days 2013 40x58 - Huge

Year2013

Hand SignedLower Right w/ Dedication on Verso 

Condition Excellent 

Framed without GlassDark Wood Frame w/ Black Mat 

Purchased fromDealer 2013 

Provenance / HistoryPurchased from EC Gallery in San Diego, CA 

Story / Additional InfoMichael painted this picture in 2013 in his studio in Oceanside, CA. This is shortly after he started gaining his fame in 2011 and 2012 from his "right as rain" picture of penguins caught in the colorful rain as featured on the cover of the 2013 San Diego Art Walk program Cover. Artwork was purchased at gallery show and was dedicated on the spot. 

Certificate of AuthenticityCrown Thorn 

Additional InformationMotivated 

LID155304

Michael Summers - United States

Art Brokerage: Park West Artist: Michael Summers American Artist: Michael Summers was born in Los Angeles sometime during the Carter administration. He grew up in Joshua Tree, California surrounded by a cavalcade of eccentric art-commune inhabiting social dropouts, idealistic dreamers, and rural American free thinkers. Art and creativity surrounded Michael from an early age and has been a pivotal part of who he is throughout his life. The meticulously crafted paintings of Michael Summers are firmly rooted in contemporary west coast surrealism with a strong pop sensibility. He uses his Pop Surrealist style as a tool to reflect his inner vision: creating the impossible and more importantly, making the impossible seem plausible. The artist creates imaginary characters - often alluding to mythical archetypes - in acrylic paint with a keen hyper-attentiveness. His unorthodox use of intense saturation and arbitrary, multi-chromatic hues encourages the viewer to look a little closer, a little longer. The recognizable subjects of animals, automatons, and humans suddenly become magical and extraordinary. Yet, they somehow still retain the nostalgia of a child-hood memory that was once long forgotten. Listings wanted.