"None of my prints have had more vital life than
Autumn Gate. Painted early
in my career, and slow to find its audience,
Autumn Gate has become one of
my most enduringly popular pieces. You may remember that I've imaginatively
traveled through that gate to discover a splendid house and garden beyond.
I'm returning to the subject, in a new season, with
Spring Gate. This
heroically sized piece launches a new series that promises to follow our
familiar path to reveal the glories of the season of rebirth.
This is a massive wrought iron gate framed by overgrown, weathered, crumbling
stone pillars that suggest the rich human history of the grounds beyond.
Spring and nature rejoices at its rejuvenation with a lavish abundance of
flowers. The rainbow of spring colors is made up of delphinium, hollyhocks,
and climbing roses. What a lovely an fragrant spring bouquet."
