Erik VAN OMMEN
Erik van Ommen (Dutch, born 1956) has a singular passion, rendering wildlife in a wide array of fine art techniques which he each masters with excellence. He received his formal artistic training at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten Minerva in the northern Dutch city of Groningen, where his famous compatriots Grietje Postma and Siemen Dijkstra also studied. Van Ommen soon discovered his ability to capture and render birds’ attitudes quickly in the wild using the Japanese-inspired ink painting technique named Sumi-E, which relies on grayscale for all shading. These sketches can be finished en plein air or in the studio, but often also form the basis for oil paintings, etchings, and more recently for color woodcut reductions. While van Ommen paints a greater variety of wildlife subjects in oil, in his Sumi-e paintings and in his prints, he almost exclusively depicts the birds which he so loves to see close-up in nature through his telescope lens. For this initial collaboration with Erik van Ommen we feature his color woodcut reductions exclusively. These are all printed in small editions. If you happened to be as enamored with them as we are, we recommend you do not pause too long before you decide to bring home the one that speaks to you. These works of art won’t last.
Landing Cranes
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Landende Kraanvogels (original Dutch title) Color woodcut reduction on thin japan paper. Edition of 18. Signed and numbered in pencil.
White Egret in the Snow
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Zilverreiger in de Sneeuw (original Dutch title) Color woodcut. Edition of 19. Signed and numbered in pencil.
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Snowy Owl
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Sneeuwuil (original Dutch title) Color woodcut reduction on thick white wove paper. Edition of 17. Signed and numbered in pencil. ...
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Three Black-Tailed Godwits
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Drie Grutto's (original Dutch title) Color woodcut. Edition of 18. Signed and numbered in pencil.
Two Magpies
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Twee Eksters (original Dutch title) Color woodcut on Japan paper. Edition of 24. Stamped in red ink.
Three Crowns
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Drie Kronen (original Dutch title) Color woodcut. Edition of 18. Signed and numbered in pencil.
Three Lapwings
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Drie kieviten (original Dutch title) Color woodcut. Edition of 14. Signed and numbered in pencil.
Common Terns
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Een zonnige namiddag (original Dutch title) Color woodcut reduction. Edition of 20. Signed and numbered in pencil. Plate: 9 x 14 ½ inches.
Barnacle Geese
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Brandganzen (original Dutch title) Color woodcut reduction. Edition of 18. Signed and numbered in pencil.
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Three Rooks
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Drie roeken (original Dutch title) Color woodcut reduction. Edition of 25. Signed and numbered in pencil.
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Sandpipers
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Drieteenstrandlopers (original Dutch title) Color woodcut reduction. Edition of 24. Signed and numbered in pencil.
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Black Woodpecker
VAN OMMEN, Erik
Zwarte specht (original Dutch title) Color woodcut reduction. Edition of 23. Signed and numbered in pencil.