STEPHEN LYMAN - LIMITED EDITIONS - A-H

Special note: Stephen Lyman died tragically on April 16, 1996 in a hiking accident in the place he loved most outside of his own home: Yosemite National Park. His love of the world and his ability to communicate it to us through his paintings and photographs will inspire us for the rest of our lives. WORKS SHOWN IN YELLOW FIELDS WERE SIGNED BY STEPHEN LYMAN, HIMSELF.
Other works were signed by his widow, Andrea Lyman.

Biography
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STEPHEN LYMAN Above the Forest
	paper	550 signed and numbered	21" x 21"	$225
	giclee canvas	100 signed and numbered	24" x 24"	$825
A quiet place, far from the crowd, with a stunning view: who says we are the only species capable of enjoying such moments? Would the feline see the beauty of the rich color and texture of his perch as well?

STEPHEN LYMAN Ahwahnee - The Deep Grassy Valley
	paper	1500 signed and numbered	16.5" x 36"	$425
	giclee canvas	96 signed and numbered	18" x 46"	$1495
The Yosemite people called Yosemite Valley Awooni or Owwo for (gaping) “mouth,” referring to the appearance of the valley’s walls from the village of Ahwahnee, the largest and most powerful Indian village in the valley. The natives also called themselves Ah-wah-ne-chee, or “dwellers of Ahwahnee.” Chief Tenaya tried to explain the meaning of “Ahwahnee” to white men by using sign language, but was mistakingly interpreted as saying “deep grassy valley.” In his own language Tenaya was trying to sign “gaping mouth.” In 1851, the US government tried to drive the natives out of Ahwahnee, but Chief Tenaya never submitted and never signed a treaty. Naturalist and Sierra Club founder, John Muir, described Yosemite as “a place of rest, a refuge from the roar and dust in which one gains the advantages of solitude. This one noble park is big enough and rich enough for a whole life of study and aesthetic enjoyment, as none can escape its charms of natural beauty.” Muir’s sentiment is vividly portrayed in artist’s Stephen Lyman’s masterful Ahwahnee.

STEPHEN LYMAN Among the Wild Brambles
	paper	1750 signed and numbered	33.75" x 9"	$1025
"Killy, killy, killy, killy!" The unique call of the sparrow hawk (or kestrel) can be heard over fields and pastures of much of North America. As it makes its cry, this graceful raptor can hover nearly motionless in the air, displaying delicate white and brown stripes on its underwing. The kestrel is the lightest and smallest of hawks, averaging only eleven inches long. It easily perches upon telephone wires to rest, while its heavier cousins must content themselves with sitting atop sturdier telephone poles or fence posts. Kestrels often nest in trees near farm houses and at roadsides, earning them a reputation for 'neighborliness'. In "Among the Wild Brambles" I've portrayed the sparrow hawk in a characteristic pose. Having ruffled its feathers, it takes its watch on a convenient branch within close range of its prey, which is hiding somewhere in the dried grasses and blackberry brambles below. - S. L.

STEPHEN LYMAN Autumn Gathering
	paper	850 signed and numbered	5.75" x 24"	$1025
Come September, an ordinarily unexceptional slope begins to draw attention to itself with a hint of color, betraying all the deciduous growth of the hillside plant community. Soon the oaks have lost their foliage, leaving an intricate contribution of lichen-branched texture to the scene. In such a setting, one may chance to see a deer or two, and after this initial discovery, upon closer observation, find yet more in the gathering, camouflaged by the autumn textures and colors. The closer you look it seems, there is always more to be seen in such a landscape. - S. L.

STEPHEN LYMAN Beach Bonfire
	paper	6500 signed and numbered	21.5" x 26.75"	$225
I wanted to portray a different kind of campfire experience with this image. It's a new location for me, but it's more than just a campfire in a new setting. It's about the whole experience - the sea spray, the sounds of the surf, and the fascination of driftwood, among other things. This campfire is in a small, private cove, and it's shown against the background of the pounding Pacific surf. I'm known for my paintings of the mountains, but people go to the beach for the same reason they go to the hills - to experience the natural environment. It's fun for me to explore new ways of experiencing light in the wilderness.... no matter what setting I find that wilderness in. - S. L.

STEPHEN LYMAN Bear and Blossoms
	paper	850 signed and numbered	8" x 12"	$485
	giclee canvas	175 signed and numbered	9" x 13"	email price request
Black bear, bright blossoms. Ponderous hulk, delicate flowers. Stephen Lyman’s study of contrasts plays one against the other as the wildlife subject of the painting takes a back seat to the wildflowers and grasses. “Black bears move silently for being such large animals,” noted Lyman. “In my wilderness journeys I have often been surprised by their silent approach, either by accidental meeting or by a deliberate visit drawn by the aroma of my supper.”

STEPHEN LYMAN The Big Country - POSTER
	paper	open edition fine art poster	30" x 20"	$20

STEPHEN LYMAN Canadian Autumn
	paper	1500 signed and numbered	24" x 32"	$675
	anniversary edition giclee canvas	50 signed and numbered	36" x 48"	email price request
	anniversary edition giclee canvas	150 signed and numbered	28" x 37"	$1245
In the Canadian Rockies, hazy sunlight filters down through the mountains, dancing on wind-driven ripples of water and bathing the trees in its permeating glow. The golden-brown hues of autumn add a rich warmth to the landscape. A bull moose steps lazily around in the lake, feeding on the abundant aquatic vegetation. The scene is rich with sounds, textures and light, one last burst of color and life before the season changes to silent winter. Lyman had said of the painting, "I enjoyed the opportunity to paint diffused light reflected from a pond in the Canadian Rockies, with one of the largest North American animals appearing quite small in relation to the vast landscape." S. L.

STEPHEN LYMAN Cathedral Snow
	paper	4000 signed and numbered	23.25" x 33"	$245
In "Cathedral Snow" I wanted to capture a beautiful, ethereal autumn scene in Yosemite Valley. The first snow of the season is lying lightly on the dying meadow grass and will melt as soon as the sun comes up. The name of the image not only refers to the area of Yosemite called Cathedral Rocks and Cathedral Spires, but evokes a spiritual and sacred mood. The clouds and the light from above heighten the sacred feeling. The deer depicted are a common sight in the valley. they help show the size and scale of the rocks and cliffs in the distance. The cliffs are about two thousand feet high, and the spires, which actually begin somewhere up the mountainside, are a few hundred feet high. Like many of my images, "Cathedral Snow" was inspired by a particular experience, yet it's also a symbol and the culmination of many of my experiences in Yosemite. - S. L.

STEPHEN LYMAN Changing of the Guard
	paper	550 signed and numbered	12" x 32"	$245

STEPHEN LYMAN Color in the Snow - Pheasant
	paper	1500 signed and numbered	33.25" x 17.75"	$1745
Originally from China , the ring-neck or Oregon pheasant was introduced to North America and Europe in the late 1800's as a game bird. It thrives in small groves with underbrush and in pockets of grass among trees and shrubs. Among its relatives are the partridge and even more colorful peacock. In "Color in the Snow" a male pheasant's bright, colorful feathers create a beautiful accent against the more subtle, neutral colors of winter. - S. L.

STEPHEN LYMAN Crimson Indigo
	giclee canvas	200 signed and numbered	13" x 10"	$235
Crimson Indigo is Stephen Lyman’s portrait of a cheeky indigo Steller’s Jay perched in a blaze of autumn foliage. This small, affordable piece brings warmth wherever it goes, from office wall to living room or log cabin.

STEPHEN LYMAN The Crossing
	paper	2500 signed and numbered	18.5" x 33"	$195

STEPHEN LYMAN Dance of Cloud and Cliff
	paper	1500 signed and numbered	24.5" x 34.75"	$595
	canvas	95 signed and numbered	26" x 40"	$1250
I visit Yosemite National Park so often that I refer to it as my "home away from home." Half Dome mountain, at the upper end of the valley, holds a special fascination for me. Each time I see it, it's as if I'm viewing it for the first time. Whether the changing seasons or the light, it's always different and dramatic. The scene was provocative, but I chose the time of day - sunset - to heighten the mood. It was breathtaking; the sheer cliff walls in the foreground, and Half Dome regal in the background, impervious to the playful antics of the clouds skipping nimbly nearby. - S. L.

STEPHEN LYMAN Dance of Water and Light
	paper	3000 signed and numbered	33.5" x 19.25"	$245

STEPHEN LYMAN Early Winter in the Mountains
	paper	850 signed and numbered	30.5" x 18.75"	$575

STEPHEN LYMAN An Elegant Couple
	paper	1000 signed and numbered	12" x 15"	$845

STEPHEN LYMAN Embers at Dawn
	paper	3500 signed and numbered	32.75" x 22.5"	$1775
	Masterwork giclee canvas	298 signed and numbered	54" x 36"	$2450

STEPHEN LYMAN End of the Ridge
	paper	850 signed and numbered	30.5 " x 19.5"	$595

STEPHEN LYMAN
Evening Light

paper

2500
signed and numbered

18" x 41"

$3325

giclee
canvas

325 signed and numbered

18" x 48"

$5725

STEPHEN LYMAN Evening Star
	paper	9500 signed and numbered	17.25" x 13"	$195

STEPHEN LYMAN Fire Dance
	paper	8500 signed and numbered	39.5" x 19"	$595
	giclee canvas	153 signed and numbered	68" x 30"	email price request
The beauty of a campfire is in watching its dance. The ethereal qualities are extreme, playing back and forth from the hottest part of the flame to the coolest shadowed crack in the rocks. The alpenglow, rocks, trees, snow, clouds and dancing flames conspired to inspire me. The fire warmed me, it cheered me up and dried me out … the experience was beyond words. - S. L.

STEPHEN LYMAN Firelight Chapbook
	paper	1000 signed and numbered	8" x 9"	$195

STEPHEN LYMAN Fox Dreams
	giclee canvas	150 signed and numbered	12" x 9"	$235
"Steve loved to glorify the small, easily overlooked beauties of nature," recalls Andrea Lyman. The artist perfectly captured this snoozing fox that looks like he'd rather be left overlooked as he naps in his nest of leaves, branches and dried grasses.

STEPHEN LYMAN Free Flight

	paper	850 signed and numbered	14.75" x 13.75"	$225

STEPHEN LYMAN Handsome
	textured canvas	1250 signed and numbered	12.25" x 8.25"	$295
As Andrea Lyman remembers, "Steve loved to glorify the small, easily overlooked beauties of nature. This is a Clark's Nutcracker, a kind of common nuthatch we saw every winter near our home. From far away it's a rather plain-looking bird, but up close Steve saw - and captured - the delicate juxtaposition between light and dark feathers on its wings." A little canvas jewel from Stephen Lyman, replicating the subtle texture of his original. Pleasingly affordable!

STEPHEN LYMAN High Creek Crossing
	paper	1000 signed and numbered	13.25" x 37"	$1575
	Masterwork canvas	129 signed and numbered	17" x 48"	$1495

STEPHEN LYMAN High Creek Crossing - HAND-SIGNED POSTER
	paper	HAND-SIGNED fine art poster	18" x 24"	$100
This poster was personally hand-signed by Stephen Lyman during his September 1991 exhibition at Gallery One.
The art of Stephen Lyman never fails to whisk us away on an adventure in the great outdoors. Here the destination is Yellowstone National Park. We are witness to the great American buffalo. Once known for the millions that roamed the Plains, the bison or American buffalo now survive in isolated herds on private reserves and national parks like Yellowstone. During the winter, these animals must forage for food by pawing the ground and sweeping their massive heads through deep snow. In mountainous areas, they will seek the protective cover of trees in an especially strong winter storm. Here, a storm has just passed, and the herd begins to move again in search of new places to feed.

STEPHEN LYMAN High Light
	paper	1250 signed and numbered	31.5" x 8.5"	$525
Mountain goats are lucky animals. They probably always feel like they're 'on top of the world.' Living in the Rockies and other western mountain ranges of North America, mountain goats have evolved the strength and balance needed to survive on the icy cliffs and steep precipices they call home. Few predators can scale the heights to pursue them, and once they do, they would find their would-be prey almost invisible, their white coats a perfect camouflage against the snow. - S. L.

STEPHEN LYMAN High Trail at Sunset
	paper	1000 signed and numbered	27" x 13.25"	$1975
After sunset, colors in the canopy of sky throw a soft even light on the snow. The wind subsides, and the mountains settle into the quiet of evening. Mountain goats easily bound up and down the crags, traversing steep slopes of snow far above winter fog in the valleys. High, in crisp mountain air, in a vertical realm safe from nearly all predators, they scale the cliffs, seemingly oblivious to gravity. - S. L.

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STEPHEN LYMAN - LIMITED EDITIONS - A-H

Send E-mail to art@galleryone.com - Website address: http://www.galleryone.com

Copyright © 1999 Gallery One - 7003 Center Street - Mentor, Ohio - 44060 Phone 1-800-621-1141 or 1-440-255-1200

Last modified: May 13, 2008

Copyright © 1999 Gallery One - 7003 Center Street - Mentor, Ohio - 44060
Phone 1-800-621-1141 or 1-440-255-1200