John Muir Trail 100 Painting Project Catalog June 2016
Paintings by Faith Rumm Contact: [email protected] 415 878-5734 studio 209 769-3836 cell Facebook: Faith Rumm private message
John Muir Trail 100 Painting Project Catalog June 2016
Price List In the following pages please find paintings listed by title in alphabetical order, complete with prices, sizes, and medium. Prices do not include shipping. Yellow highlight indicates special pricing good through June 24, 2016 only. If interested contact Faith Rumm at [email protected], 415 878-5734 (studio), 209 769-3836 (cell), or by Facebook personal messaging.
John Muir Trail and the Range of Light The 210 mile John Muir Trail (JMT) is one of America’s best known, most scenic, and treasured trails. It follows the Sierra Nevada crest from Yosemite to Mt Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous United States. It is named after John Muir, the well-known nineteenth and early 20th century naturalist, environmental philosopher and champion for the establishment of U.S. National Parks. He helped establish Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks and was an advocate for many years.
“My romance with the JMT began as a child when my parents spent their hard-earned vacations undertaking backpack trips in the Sierra Nevada. As a family we covered much of the JMT as well as many of the peripheral trails. These trips set the stage for me as an artist later in life wanting to capture the wonderful “Range of Light” scenes and details through which the JMT meanders.” —Faith Rumm
Why 100 Paintings? Much publicity and modern lightweight gear has made thru-hiking this magnificent stretch of land wildly popular. More and more people seek an adventure like this because it’s a grand opportunity to immerse in wilderness, find a simpler existence for a time, challenge oneself, and come out the other side transformed. When people “do the JMT,” they are seeking this potentially elusive transformation. By the same token, this is what Rumm seeks artistically; a truly immersive experience that puts her in a different place artistically by the time the destination is reached.
“Ultimately, whether hiking or painting or anything else, it’s about the journey isn’t it?…” —Faith Rumm
California artist Faith Rumm is a prolific fine art oil painter and owner of RummStudio Interpretive Illustration and Design, founded in 2003. Her deep love of nature is the driving force behind all of her work.
Rumm paints outdoors (plein air), and also finds equal fascination working on large pieces in the studio. Painting outdoors involves quick decision-making and spontaneous expression; painting indoors allows more time for deep internal meditation and development of ideas. Recently Faith set up her studio on 7th St. in Mariposa near Yosemite to continue a focus on her John Muir Trail 100 Paintings project. This is a studio painting endeavor featuring mostly large paintings. Paintings are created from photos Faith took on thru-hikes, sketches and memory. The project is in progress.
Faith has completed four thru-hikes of the JMT and spent four summer seasons as a wilderness ranger in the John Muir Wilderness. She worked as an interpretive ranger with National Park Service for eight years. Exploration of wild nature remains the key to her life as an artist.
A Dusting of Snow Last Night (Evolution) oil on canvas 24x36 $1800
Ancient Juniper (near Bighorn Plateau) oil on canvas 48x32 $2700
Black Giant (Wanda Lake, Evolution Region) oil on board 36x48 $3600
Breaking Storm (Mt. Humphreys from Lamark Col) oil on canvas 32x48 $3200
Cathedral Plein Air oil on board 12x16 $450 Chief Lake (near Silver Pass) oil on canvas 48x60 $4800
Dawn on Whitney Summit oil on canvas 24x36 $1100 special ($1800)
Eichorn Tower oil on canvas 30x40 $750 special ($1200)
Elizabeth Lake Plein Air oil on board 9x12 $365
Fin Dome and Moon (near Rae Lakes) oil on canvas 24x36 $1800
Fire in the Sky (switchbacks south of Reds Meadows) oil on canvas 22x24 ($950) $800 special
Foxtail oil on canvas 18x24 $595 $400 special
Fractures oil on board 36x24 $1800
Golden Evening oil on canvas 24x36 $1800
Granite Wave acrylic on board 36x24 $1200 $900 special
High Summer (near Virginia Lake) oil on canvas confirm size $950
In Death oil on board 17x30 $600
In the Shadow of Charybdis (from Black Giant, Ionian Basin) oil on canvas 32x40 $2700
JMT North (south of Donahue Pass) oil on canvas 36x48 $3600
Juniper and Gin Berries oil on board 36x24 $1800
Knife Edge oil on canvas 17x24 $595
Miles to Go Before I Sleep (Tully Hole from switchbacks) oil on canvas 36x24 $1800
Morning Mirror (tarn on Island Pass, Banner Peak) oil on canvas 32x48 $3200
Oddity (Lodgepole Candelabra Tree) oil on canvas 48x32 $2600
On Watch (Yosemite Valley) oil on board 24x36 $1800
Pothole Lake (near Kearsarge Pass) oil on canvas 48x60 $3200 framed
Ridge and Tarn oil on canvas 20x30 $950 $600 special
Sapphire Lake (Evolution Basin) oil on canvas 48x60 $4200
The Captain, Yosemite Valley oil on canvas 30x40 $1800 $1500 special
Trail Crest (Mt. Whitney) oil on canvas 24x72 $2700 $2100 special
Trailside Garden oil on board $950 $750 framed special