Yates Mill Pond, Giclee on canvas by Luke Buck Framed

Yates Mill Pond, giclee on canvas by Luke Buck
Signed and Numbered canvas edition
Framed with our popular walnut colored wood frame and beige liner
Other framing options available
Canvas size: 18"h x 24"w
Outside frame deminsions: 24"h x 30"w
This is one of the best paintings of Yates Mill 

About Luke Buck - The Artist

Luke Buck, a native "Hoosier", grew up in Indiana with a love for life, art, and nature that is evident in his nostalgic paintings of Americana landscapes and American wildlife. He was raised in a family of artist with not only his father, but also his Mother, one Sister, and three Brothers, all of who were blessed with artistic talents from fine arts, to music, and poetry. Buck lives in the perfect environment for an artist as Indiana is rich with art heritage. Nineveh, Indiana, where Luke resides, is the birth place of William Merritt Chase, one of the founders of the impressionism movement from the mid 1800's and founder of the New York School of Art. Chase inspired several Indiana artist of his period that later became known as The Hoosier Group. Many other prominent artists later joined the art colony in Nashville, just south of Nineveh, Indiana, that even today is a Mecca for artist from throughout the country. Most of Luke's art education and influence came from training he received from his artist father, Harold Buck, whom he shared a studio with for many years. Luke studied figure drawing at the John Heron Art Institute while majoring in art at Arsenal Technical High School, both in Indianapolis, Indiana. He majored in art in high school and received a Vocational Certificate in Commercial Art upon his graduation from Tech in 1960. This school launched Luke's art career by placing him in his first commercial art job with the Herff Jones Co. as a designer and illustrator of class rings and signet jewelry.



One of Luke's favorite quotes is by artist Clark Hulings; "An artist who says he is self taught, and draws from his own knowledge is depending on a limited resource and runs the risk of repeating himself." We all can learn from the knowledge of others. To this he credits his advanced training and education to his father, colleagues, fellow artist, and friends whom have so generously shared their artistic knowledge and expertise with him through the years with on the job training. After being drafted into the Army in 1963 and serving his two year hitch as an illustrator, Luke continued with the commercial art for a couple of years working in commercial art studios in Indianapolis. In 1970, through the encouragement and moral support from his wife Coleen, Luke broke off on his own as a (free-lance) self employed artist. During his commercial art years Luke was simultaneously pursuing the fine arts field and in 1981 he abandon the commercial art completely to devote his full time attention to fine arts. Luke's father had once advised him to paint, not to please others, but to please each artist toughest critic; himself. "Satisfy yourself with a painting, if you're happy, others will be happy too." Remembering those words, when Buck is content with a painting, he always adds a personal final touch to it in an inconspicuous place - his fingerprint. 

Luke's artistic talents have won him numerous honors and awards through the years. His work has been exhibited in major juried art shows and events, including Invitational shows and a partial list of these include the following:
? America in Miniature, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
? American Miniatures, Settlers west Galleries, Tucson, AZ
? Art of The Animal Kingdom, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT
? Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
? Florida Wildlife Art Expo, Orlando, Lakeland, & Sarasota, FL
? Hoosier Art Salon, Indianapolis, IN
? Indiana Artist Club, Indianapolis, IN
? Indiana Artist, Past & Present, Brown County Art Gallery, Nashville, IN
? Indiana Heritage Arts Exhibition, Nashville, Indiana
? Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit, Henderson, KY
? Masterpieces in Miniature, Picture This Gallery, Alberta, Canada
? Missouri Wildlife Art Festival, St. Charles, MO
? Nature Art Festival, Jamestown, N.Y.
? Naturework's Wildlife Art, Tulsa, OK
? Plantation Wildlife Festival, Thomasville, GA
? Small Painting Society of Brown County, Waldron Gallery, Nashville, IN
? Southeastern Wildlife Expo. Charlestown, S.C.
? Southern Wildlife Art Festival, Decatur, AL
? The Disney, "Festival of The Masters", Lake Buena Vista, FL
? Waterfowl Art Festival, Easton, MD