Bellingrath Gardens

Title

Bellingrath Gardens

Artist

Lianne Schneider

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Painting/photographic Art

Description

This painting is of the famous Bellingrath Gardens with a view overlooking Mirror Lake (a self-enclosed lake between the museum home and the Fowl River) - part of a stunning 65 acre garden estate open to the public year round in Theodore, Alabama, not far from Mobile. The painting is a representation done in multiple layers of digital acrylic paint in a slightly abstract style and is based on a public domain image.

HISTORY OF THE GARDENS
Bellingrath Gardens opened to the public in 1932. Previously known as "Belle Camp," this garden estate started out in 1917 as a rustic fishing camp for Walter Bellingrath who founded the Mobile Coca-Cola Bottling Company in 1903. An avid fisherman, Mr. Bellingrath had admired the riverfront property, situated along the Fowl River near Mobile, Alabama, but balked at the price. His physician in Mobile, Dr. Paul McGehee, convinced the frugal bottler that he needed to purchase the place for his health.

The Bellingrath Museum Home

Until 1934, Walter and Bessie Bellingrath had been residents of Mobile where they maintained a beautiful home and garden at 60 South Ann Street. When they decided to have their weekend property open year-round to guests, the Bellingraths realized that it would require a great deal of supervision. The couple decided to establish residency at their now famous Gardens, which were beginning to receive national recognition.

The 15-room, 10,500 square-foot Home was built in 1935 and was designed by the prominent Mobile architect, George B. Rogers.

The exterior features handmade brick salvaged in Mobile from the 1852 birthplace of Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont, who was a notable American socialite and major figure in the women's suffrage movement. Ironwork was obtained from the recently demolished Southern Hotel, also in Mobile. The result was dubbed "English Renaissance" by Rogers.

Flagstone terraces, a slate roof and figural copper downspouts join with a central courtyard, balconies and covered galleries to give the Home a Gulf Coast flair. The architect wanted the visitor to think of the house as a home, not a mansion, and it is situated to give the impression of a much more modest residence. He also wanted the Home to reflect the architectural heritage of the region.

The Home was the most modern of its kind in 1935, but Alabama Power had not brought electricity to this remote area of Mobile County. The Bellingraths therefore depended on a large Delco generator for electricity until 1940.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Thank you for your interest in my artwork. I am a western New York based artist with a passion for the sea and a deep love for the natural world around me. If you would like to see more, my full portfolio can be found at http://lianne-schneider.artistwebsites.com. If you enjoy my art works, please feel free to share this link with friends or share on your social networks by pushing the Pinterest, FB, Google+, Twitter or SU Buttons! Thank you! The Fine Art America Watermark will NOT appear on the finished product.

Because the final creations are entirely digital in nature they are considered to be original art work, not reproductions. According to the International Association of Fine Art Digital Print Makers (IAFADP), "An original digital print is not based upon using original artwork outside of the computer. The artist may use elements as source materials, such as photographs, drawings or other appropriated images (those in the public domain), but THE FINAL FORM OF THE WORK EXISTS ONLY IN THE COMPUTER AND AS THE FINAL PRINT OR AS AN EDITION OF PRINTS."

Please contact the artist, Lianne Schneider, directly if you purchase this image as a giclee print on canvas, framed or unframed. A signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity is available for each canvas indicating title of the work, my name, date of creation, a thumbnail of the painting, the origin of original work if the painting is a derivative, the number of your print in the limited printing and a guarantee that the work will no longer be available to the public in a canvas format once a total of 25 canvas prints are sold from all potential vendors. See other works by Lianne Schneider in a variety of different genres - florals, still lifes, seascapes, folk art, historical pieces, vintage recreations, modified abstracts, and macros. Perfect for home, office, hotel or hospital walls, each piece is digitally hand-painted for quality design.

Copyright Lianne Schneider 2015

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