Lot #45: Fish Lamp And Fish Painting by S.L Ball

Stunning lamp with sculpted fish mounted to a wood base. When you turn this lamp on a detailed silhouette of a fishing scene is visible. Lamp is 22 tall. The shade is signed by Marlo Industries. Framed art appears to be an original watercolor, pencil signed and titled. The Measurements are 41 x 28. The  artist is Steven Louis Ball. Here's what I found about him: In the great tradition of Andrew Wyeth, Steven Louis Balls work goes beyond documentation to evoke or capture the mood and tell the story, as Steven sees and feels it. Always based on his own selection of subject, the goal is never to simply record but to infuse the scene or images with his personal expression and interpretation; something that can only be accomplished when the artist has the skills to document and the creativity to bring expression to the work. In Stevens words, Art allows me to explore nature and have a deeper understanding of its wonders. Watching that moment happen when I see a Peregrine Falcon stoop off the side of a cliff and dive toward the ocean it truly gets my inspiration flowing. Steven attended Pacific Union College, Napa, and the prestigious Art Center College of Design, Pasadena. He began his art training with Vernon Nye, A.W.S. who taught him drawing and watercolor painting. At the Art Center College of Design, he received his formal training in Design and Illustration.