This is a large, original painting by artist Michael Tienhaara. It portrays a passageway between the trees on a hilltop. The palette is natural, and the brushstrokes are Impressionistic, with a touch of Expressionism in the lush foliage and sweeping grassland. Artist: Michael Tienhaara Title: "Hilltop Passage" Medium: Original oil on canvas Signed: In paint, lower right Image size: 35 1/2 x 49 1/2 inches Frame size: 46 1/4 x 58 1/2 inches Framing: Custom framed, matted in natural canvas matte with inner gold border, and dark reddish brown rounded front wood frame Condition: Excellent Certificate of Authenticity: From Fine Art Showcase The size of this great original painting lets you feel like you are out on a hilltop, ready to walk right through the passage. Artist Biography Michael Tienhaara is a mostly self taught artist from Portland, Oregon. He began as a printmaker, and then began training with individual artists, including Michael Schofield. His interest in painting then began. His style developed into a kind of highly abstract expressionism, and loose impressionism. He describes some of his work as "planned expressionistic accidents." His inspiration is drawn from nature, and a touch from his imagination. Tienhaara currently works in Las Vegas, Nevada. His art has sold nationally and internationally, and continues to draw interest among collectors. *