open water no. 24

“That is a large picture”

That seemed to be the thought most everyone had as they approached or walked by “Open Water No. 24″ by Ran Ortner. Then everyone has this moment when they realize, this is not a picture, but an amazing painting.

The size, the scale, the beauty, it truly is a contest winning piece of art that is perfectly fitted for Grand Rapids. What a great idea to paint a close-up, cropped image of water and enter the piece into a contest being held in a town with a river splitting it and the state the contest is being held in touches 4 of the 5 great lakes. Just perfect!

Great painters are alive and exist, thank you Ran Ortner for reminding us!

You can read more about Ran Ortner at the ArtPrize website, by click here