John Barends (1932-2018) Dutch/American, Sarasota Beach Hand Colored Print. Shows tall grass growing on the beach from a dune in front of the bay. Signature in print bottom right, signed over in pencil by the artist with a copyright symbol next to it. The word "Sarasota" is printed bottom left. Signed in pencil by artist on back of frame with medium and title ("Sea Oats") written after it, along with the artist's phone number and a suggested price. In different handwriting below that it gives the artist's name, their address, and reads "For: 'Big Brothers' 1982." 

Condition: Some spotting and blemishes. Overall very good. 

Overall Size: 22 x 18 in. 

Sight Size: 14 x 11 in. 

Frame Thickness: 1 in. 

John Willem Barends was born on April 20th, 1932 in Pare Pare, Indonesia to Dutch parents. In his late teens he studied art at the Leiden Institute in Holland, then traveled to Toronto, Canada to study under Bobbi de Silaghi. In the early 1960s he moved to California, where he was active in both avant garde and more traditional art circles in Palo Alto, Carmel, Santa Cruz, and Seaside, becoming a member of the Santa Cruz Art League. After ten years in California he was invited by an associate to teach at an art studio in Sarasota, Florida, and decided to settle there, opening a framing company and meeting his longtime partner, artist Julee Docking. They both became members of the Florida Artist Group and exhibited their pieces at the Kennedy Center, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Ringling Museum. Towards the end of his life Barends was active in a local Dutch heritage club, and since his passing on June 2nd, 2018 his paintings have increasingly been sought after by private collectors all over the world.

Some spotting and blemishes. Overall very good.