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Limited Edition Sedona Red Rock Landscape Posters Collect the entire series.
Irvin Burkee created 15 original paintings of the Sedona, Arizona Red Rocks (a unique and magnificent place). The posters themselves were intended to introduce Chamber Music Sedona to the community. Bonnie Burkee, Irv’s wife, recalls that in l989 Chamber Music Sedona was facing hard times. Their future was uncertain. The Board felt that posters were needed to promote the concerts and increase attendance. Irv agreed to produce works that would identify with Sedona and support the programs. Irv’s images of Sedona’s Red Rocks A limited number of posters were printed. Enough to fill the needs of Sedona Chamber Music at the time. Four posters are already sold out; 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1993. In addition to the posters… for the first time Fine Art Reproductions of the original Sedona Chamber Music paintings are now available The original paintings were sold years ago. However, Irv had each painting professionally photographed when he completed it. It is from these original, large transparencies, that the new digital images were created. Each image is The art is printed on very heavy, deeply textured, Hahnemuhle Torchon paper. These fine art prints re-create the subtle detail and vibrant colors that Irv Burkee intended in his original These notes below the art are the recollections and thoughts of Bonnie Burkee. See a large, detailed view of the entire Irv Burkee Sedona Chamber Music Poster Collection 1989 & 1990 1991 & 1992 1993 & 1994 1995 & 1996 1997 & 1998 1999 & 2000 2001 & 2002 2003 Copyright 2009 by Sedonawolf.com ——————
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1991 THE CENTURY PLANT—–On a drive to Jerome one day, Irv was struck by the beauty of the Century plants. This would be his next painting for the posters. He believed that rich color was the most important element in all paintings. I knew this one would give him great joy. 1992 THE PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS—–Because Irv was always impressed with this plant, he chose to place it, portrait fashion, in the immediate foreground. The intense blue green of the plant and its weird formation fascinated him. And, also, he found excitement in experimenting with sky colors in all of his paintings. 1993 SEDONA–VIEW FROM SCHNEBLY HILL—–Irv conceived this painting the day we spent hiking high up on Schnebly Hill. The sky was clear, the trees had leafed out, and to see Sedona in the distance was a delight. Not visible were the countless automobiles, the crowds of people–only a serene little town beyond the Red Rocks. 1994 SOAP TREE YUCCA—–During the summer months this tall graceful plant, growing wild everywhere, caught Irv’s attention. It was to him a marvelous detail of the Arizona landscape. He has framed bright flowering groups of them with a large tree branch in the foreground. 1995 FLOWERS OF THE RED ROCKS—-These wild flowers, scattered in front of and between the classic Red Rocks, were always a delight for Irv to come upon. And these he painted as if he was lying on the ground, with his eyes focused on the world at that angle, to give stature to their importance in the landscape. 1996 THE TREE OF LACE AND THE RED-TAILED HAWK—–The cottonwood tree, the circling hawk, a rocky creek, and the enchanting mood of the Red Rocks became this painting. The skies form an important part of his paintings and the clouds are usually of a dark nature. He seldom painted white clouds. I think he felt that dark ones formed a boundary. 1997 DESERT CEDAR TREE—–Irv created in the dark shadow of the Red Rocks a stage setting for the desert cedar tree– as well as a panorama of the high desert floor with rock configurations retreating far into the horizon. Working with defining distances– the three dimensional depth of field on a two dimensional surface–was of great interest to him.
1998 SHADOWS OF THE DESERT FLOOR—–This painting was designed to catch a long view of the various ranges of the Red Rocks and their cloned shadows. Irv was often impressed with the interesting shapes of these shadows which were cast by the light from the low, late afternoon sun. 1999 HIGH DESERT—–The tree with blue green foliage is the signature tree of Irv’s found in many of his landscapes–a tree trunk with globular greenery. It reads simply “tree” whereas the large tree in the foreground with the web of tiny branches represents his labor of love. 2000 THE FOURTH SEASON—–Carrying memories of living and painting in Colorado for so many years, Irv was delighted to have this chance to illustrate the season of snow in these Red Rocks. The color red in the rocky cliff is the defining difference, although the background of slanting snow is quite the same. 2001 THISTLES OF THE RED ROCKS—–Irv greatly admired the brilliant purple thistle plant. Hiking among them on the trails of the Red Rocks was always a remarkable experience and that which prompted this painting. Sometimes he adds the Arizona sun to the sky as a special touch as in this one. 2002 SEDONA TAPESTRY—–I assembled this collage by selecting images from Irv’s previous posters and mounting them to create the illusion of a stained glass window. 2003 THE WEST FORK CANYON—–Walking the trail through this chiseled canyon, it revealed the high majestic walls of the Red Rocks and the Spring leafing-out of the slender young trees. Overwhelmed by the quiet beauty, Irv was awestruck and combined what he saw with what he felt. As in all of his landscapes, he paints them from the sketches he reserves in his mind and thoughts.
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